Seat Belt Law Timothy J. Mann Ashford University ENG 325 5-03-2014 Today in society it seems our government is taking away more and more of our rights. A law that I would like to discuss is the seat belt law. “New York was the first state to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts‚ a law that came into effect on Dec 1‚ 1984.” Where I live here in Indiana‚ they passed their first seat belt law on July 1‚ 1987. If you were pulled over in
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police cars and ambulances traumatize people for life. In a case‚ someone crashes‚ flees through the windshield out the car‚ and ends up paralyzed for life. This can happen to anyone at anytime. Situations such as this could be easily avoided by the wearing of a seatbelt. Laws‚ such as the one in Florida stating that a seatbelt must be worn at all times or it will result in a ticket‚ was made to prevent these types of Situations. People appreciate these laws because they make the world a safer place
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Darius Humphrey Comp I-GE117 Mrs. R. 30 May 2012 “Seatbelts Save Lives” Seatbelts save lives; by wearing them we could have lower insurance premiums‚ have lower fatality rates in automobile accidents‚ and keep the cost of hospital care a little more under control. Did you know that the cost of hospital care for unbelted drivers is 50% higher than the cost for a belted driver? Studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also show that most unbelted drivers tend to drive more
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The Power of Incentives How Seat Belts Kill 1. The government put price controls on gasoline and the effect was more people bought gasoline because the price was reduced. Then they took the price controls away and the gas prices soared and there was a severe drop in sales. This could have been avoided if they just would have left the price of gasoline alone. 2. The purpose of his book was to call attention to various elements that made cars more dangerous than necessary. The result was the
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THAT COMES WITH SEAT BELTS There are 3 different types of seat belts they are the lap‚ sash‚ three-point seat belts. The lap seat belt is an adjustable strap that goes over the waist‚ mostly used in airplanes. The sash that goes over the shoulder‚ it was a good idea but passengers could easily slip out of. The three-point seat belt is a combination of both the lap and the sash seat belts. It is now mostly used in cars. A seat belt is sometimes called a safety belt the reason is
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Should kids wear seat belts on the bus? Even though the seat belts are tight and uncomfortable‚ they help keep kids safe in a car accident. It helps people prevent breaking bones‚ It helps keep kids safe on a bus‚ and It decreases the amount of death that happens in a car accident. Kids in a bus should wear a seatbelt for safety reasons. On a bus‚ a kid without a seatbelt would get horribly injured in a crash. “Seat Belts prevent driver and passengers from being ejected during a crash”(cdc.gov)
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Mandatory Seat Belt Laws Every year thousands of Americans‚ if not hundreds of thousands‚ are seriously injured or killed due to the lack of seat belt usage. Some states in the United States have a law that requires only the driver to wear a seat belt‚ and some require only passengers of a certain age to wear one. Wearing a seat belt should not be considered just an age issue‚ it should be considered important for all people inside a vehicle to wear one. The states that are the smartest are
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Seat Belts Save Lives We all have our daily routine from the time we get up in the morning till we go to bed at night. We make plans for the weekend with friends and family and don’t think about how it can all change in a split second. I now think more about the actions and choices I make and how they can affect not only myself but others as well. I was faced several years ago‚ with the shock that one of my best friends had been in a horrific car accident. He made several very unfortunate choices
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Lemou Click it or Ticket. Mandatory seat belt laws are very important to have in every city and state. A seat belt save lives and saves and lowers insurance rates. Some people argue that it is too much government involvement but it is important because more people die and are injured from car accidents in this country. It is important for government to impose strict penalties for those who do not wear their seatbelt. In many cases some people do not wear seat belts because they are travelling not too
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car accident is because some persons do not wear a seat belt. The seat belt help the people to feel the impact of the crash but moderately. According to recent studies‚ the highest percentage of surviving a car accident is when we wearing the seat belt. However‚ there are people who believe that seat belt law violates personal’s rights. In the same order‚ some individual finds the seat belt very uncomfortable. In the article “Mandatory seat belt laws violate personal liberty”‚ the author specifically
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