When new seat belt laws drew fire as a violation of personal freedom (2020)

Re:When new seat belt laws drew fire as a violation of perso... by hellisothers on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @12:38PM (#28696161)

This is what few people take into account. I know someone who was involved in a fatality accident and the family of the deceased sued them even though the deceased person was clearly at fault. That isn’t even the biggest problem though since insurance took care of it, the person who survived the crash had a lot of trauma from feeling that they “killed” somebody.

Just wear a seatbelt and put on that helmet.

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Re:When new seat belt laws drew fire as a violation of perso... by uxp100 on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @01:00PM (#28696515)

I find this logic strange. As someone who's friend was killed in an accident where he was not wearing a seatbelt, this kind of logic makes the person who ran a stop sign at 45 miles an hour the "victim," and not the person who they killed.

That doesn't mean it's wrong, just that I find it wholly uncompelling. And I don't exactly oppose seat belt laws either, I just find this justification, uh, perverted maybe? Bizarre? Utterly unconvincing.

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Re:When new seat belt laws drew fire as a violation of perso... by avianlyric on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @01:03PM (#28696583)

Survivors guilt is a real thing, and it destroys people. There’s nothing logical about survivors guilt, but that doesn’t change the very real damage it does.

Why would you want to subject your friends and loves one to that type of phycological suffering?

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