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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin
Unless of course you have no health insurance and you survive the accident with permanent physical or mental disabilites. In that case it is the taxpayer that has to pay for your choice. Why should I have to pay for your $100k a year health costs for the next 30 years simply because you didn't buckle up?
Now I don't necessarily agree with mandated seat belt use, but I can understand the financial logic behind it. It should be a choice really. If you want to ride without a helmet or seatbelt that's fine, but you should automatically be a DNR and a whole body donor.  |
You got it! That's why it should be mandated. I see plenty of trauma patients in my line of work and we get a TON of unrestrained ejected patients and most of them have less than life ending injuries, we can keep the vast majority of people alive and we do and we spend millions and millions on this stuff. On it's still not okay to do if you have health insurance, that doesn't pay for all of it and the part it does pay for, we actually pay for because all of your premiums are going up to cover it. Stepping off soap box now. Buckle up folks!