And with more miles and vehicles, too.

MI just went to primary seatbelt enforcement a year or so ago, because that,
as I mentioned earlier, is the best restraint.

I'm sure that remark about what idiots think about is really
tongue-in-cheek. Something is still better than nothing, and idiots seldom
have any thoughts which interest me, anyway.

"Tom Veatch" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:10:03 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:



And how many people die because they think the airbag is a substitute for
a
seat belt? And if it's such a good idea then why couldn't the airbag
manufacturers sell it to the FAA or the various racing organizations?
Has
there been a reduction in highway fatalities since airbags were mandated?



Working strictly from memory, I seem to recall that during the '50s and
'60s there was something on the order of 50k highway
fatalities per year in the US. Nowadays, I believe it is closer to 30k. If
those numbers are correct, I'd say the highways are
somewhat safer today than they were 50 years ago. I'll leave it to someone
else to attribute the reason for the improvement.

Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS USA