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Goes along with what someone once said: People drive like maniacs these days
because they know they won't die. They have airbags. If, instead of airbags,
knives shot out of the steering wheel in an accident, people would drive alot
more carefully.
Maybe we could start doing that to make cars more dangerous. :)
Tim.
Proud Owner: '69 Chevelle (With impaler steering column)
On 22-Jun-2001 Frank Evan Perdicaro wrote:
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>> True, but the whole "burden on society" thing is a differant can of worms.
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> I certainly agree. The main problem we have with this type of
> discussion is typified by resposnes like the one below.
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> Check the REAL FACTS with the CDC, IIA, AMA and other organizations
> that collect REAL DATA, not opinions.
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> You will find seat belts and motorcycle helmets actually INCREASE the
> cost to society! Death is always cheaper than hospitalization. If the
> goal is to reduce the dollar cost to society we should make cars and
> motorcycles as deadly as possible.
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> Please, unless you are REALLY SURE of your facts, keep quite. This
> subject has been studied in great detail and the facts are easy to
> discover. Some people find the facts -- reality -- hard to deal with
> and choose to ignore the facts while arguing.
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>> > It's not so much the people being killed that's the problem, but rather,
>> > the people that end up maimed and unable to work becoming a burden on
>> > society, which happens a lot more than death does. Seat belts and helmets
>> > push the injury bar higher, so there's not so big a gap between "you be
>> > OK"
>> > and "you be stupid so you die."
>> >
>> > ~Steve
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