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"Dixon" wrote:

I have a friend who, for the last 18 yrs. investigates accidents for the
state. Any accident where an injury has occured he is called in. After
thousands of cases, he almost has tears in his eyes when he tells you to
always buckle up. The arguement about someone being injured or burned
because they were wearing seat belts is so overwhelmingly small compared to
the big picture.
Dixon

Interesting anecdote, but it lacks the scientific big picture. Sure you
can find many people who are saved on one accident due to seat belts,
but no comprehensive scientific test has ever been done. In England,
for example, they found that seat belts saved drivers and there were
more pedestrians run over because the driver felt invulnerable. How
many people would be saved if a reckless driver died in his first
accident rather than surviving to wreck again?

I'm 66 and have been in 2 bad accidents, neither with seat belts. The
first was before seat belts were invented and the other was on a
motorcycle. The #1 method of avoiding injury is to avoid accidents. I
am not in favor of the driver wearing a seat belt, I would prefer to
have all the passengers protected and the driver unprotected.

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