Rumor has it that Wayne M. Smith may have mentioned these words:
> > Like our new Seat Belt law... I hurt no-one by not wearing
> > it, but it costs
> > me $100USD if I'm caught without it
>
>Not true at all. If you're broke and you get injured in a wreck because
>you're not wearing it, guess who pays?
The insurance company. It's been deemed (by our gubbermint) illegal for
insurance companies to a) issue discounts to those who do wear their belts,
and b) not cover those who aren't wearing their belts. Besides, no matter
who's fault it is anyway, with no-fault insurance, it doesn't matter.
It's my family who'll pay if I'm killed *because* of the damn things.
In the last 10 years, I've avoided 5 accidents - all would have been the
other drivers' fault (running red lights, etc.), 1 was without any
passengers, 3 times the passenger[s] (once their hearts got back out of
their throats) said "How'd you miss that? That should've been an accident!"
and 1 was with a passenger who was a trucker for a long time... in a
totally calm voice, all he said was "What a dumbfuck."
What kind of compensation would I receive if I was injured *worse* due to a
seatbelt? They're a gamble, just like life.
More importantly, whatever happened to *personal responsibility*???
Regards,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
P.S. The few accidents I have been in (none of which involved another
vehicle if I was at fault - I always steer for the ditch in times of
trouble) I *never* wore the belt, and I *always* walked away from them.
--
Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
zmerch_at_30below.com
What do you do when Life gives you lemons,
and you don't *like* lemonade?????????????
Received on Thu Jun 12 2003 - 10:11:00 BST