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re: Maine weighs revoking seat belt law
Posted on 2/28/15 at 6:12 pm to RedRifle
Posted on 2/28/15 at 6:12 pm to RedRifle
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I agree with this. Adults should be allowed to make their own choices.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — It's an effort that even the bill's sponsor acknowledges is poor timing.
Just two days after a 75-vehicle pileup injured at least 17 people in the state, lawmakers in Maine are considering legislation that would allow adults to opt out of wearing seat belts.
I agree with it too but I would go as far as saying that they should raise the punishment for kids not being buckled up.
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 6:45 pm to RedRifle
Seat belts should be required for drivers. During a violent collision, a driver can often be displaced from their seat if no restraints are worn. A seatbelt may help a driver keep control of the vehicle in such an instance.
Just my 2 cents
Just my 2 cents
Posted on 2/28/15 at 6:49 pm to jose canseco
I agree Jose
Posted on 2/28/15 at 6:50 pm to jose canseco
While I am all for personal freedoms, there is literally no benefit of not wearing a seatbelt.
There is no rational argument for why a person shouldn't wear a seatbelt. The mandate should stand.
There is no rational argument for why a person shouldn't wear a seatbelt. The mandate should stand.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 6:50 pm to jose canseco
Anything, or anyone, not properly secure in the cabin can become a projectile at high speed collisions. Couple that with people not being medically insured/underinsured or having minimum coverage on their automobiles, and you're asking for a lot of trouble.
This post was edited on 2/28/15 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 2/28/15 at 7:23 pm to RedRifle
This post was edited on 6/25/15 at 11:09 am
Posted on 2/28/15 at 7:33 pm to LSUintheNW
If the state doesn't require motorcycle to wear helmets then why enforcement of seat belts.
Posted on 3/1/15 at 2:54 pm to Gorilla Ball
Every state can provide statistics re the number of auto passengers/drivers killed when they were thrown from the vehicle and/or thrown head first through the windshield because they were not wearing seat belts. Look at the stats for your state & tell me your "freedom" is more important. And let this become law in your state & watch as your auto insurance rates sky rocket in response.
Posted on 3/1/15 at 3:01 pm to Keltic Tiger
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Look at the stats for your state & tell me your "freedom" is more important.
Easy enough. It is more important.
Posted on 3/1/15 at 3:13 pm to Jim Rockford
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As long as Ins. companies can opt out of paying medical benefits for people who weren't wearing them. And make kids buckle up. Don't let children suffer for their parents' stupidity.
How would an insurance company determine who does and doesn't wear a seatbelt?
Posted on 3/1/15 at 3:17 pm to RedRifle
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Adults should be allowed to make their own choices.
If you're stupid enough to not wear a seat belt, you deserve whatever happens
Posted on 3/1/15 at 3:17 pm to ManBearTiger
Probably from the accident report?
Posted on 3/1/15 at 3:18 pm to ManBearTiger
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How would an insurance company determine who does and doesn't wear a seatbelt?
Easy, if the police report says you were injured because you didn't wear a seatbelt, they don't have to pay for your medical care.
Posted on 3/1/15 at 3:19 pm to TH03
Unless they're dead, in which case paying medical benefits would not really matter to the driver anymore, any sane person would argue they were wearing it and unbuckled themselves after the accident.
Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:22 pm to RedRifle
Then the state legislature can pay for the bill because there will not be major medical liability insurance that will cover these people. If the person cant afford to pay the medical out of pocket then the state legislature picks up the bill.
The state legislature picks up the tab for making this kind of irresponsible law
The state legislature picks up the tab for making this kind of irresponsible law
This post was edited on 3/1/15 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:29 pm to RedRifle
So could we piggyback an "assisted suicide" amendment to this bill. Would love to drive through Maine without wearing a seat belt on my way to have a doctor kill me! :^)
Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:31 pm to ManBearTiger
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Unless they're dead, in which case paying medical benefits would not really matter to the driver anymore, any sane person would argue they were wearing it and unbuckled themselves after the accident.
Kind of tough arguement to make when it's obvious you went through the windshield
Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:39 pm to RedRifle
We need more organ donors.
Posted on 3/1/15 at 4:41 pm to RedRifle
I didn't know it was possible to have a 75 car pileup in Maine
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