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I'm with RedEsprit on this one. I'm a proponent of seat belts and ALWAYS use them, no matter what. However, I am an opponent of seat belt laws. They are 100% purely for the generation of revenue, enforced under the guise of "we're helping to save lives." Gimme an f'ing break.
The government has no place in creating laws like this (or helmet laws, or smoking bans, etc). These are personal freedom issues where if you choose not to wear one, so be it. What should happen is that the laws all go away, and the insurance companies simply start refusing to pay for your injuries should you be hurt or killed in an accident where you didn't have one on.
Please stop thinking it's OK for the government to regulate issues of personal responsibility.
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