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Re:The SEC Just Voted To Lift The Ban On General Solicitation by derekp7 on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @04:04PM (#6022446)
That is exactly right. Also, if I want to ride my bicycle without a helmet, or go rock climbing, or cross the street without being wrapped in bubble wrap, that is my business too.

Although the seat-belt thing does have some legitimacy, in that it keeps the drive in front of the wheel during an accident, allowing him to potentially keep some control over the car.

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Re:The SEC Just Voted To Lift The Ban On General Solicitation by anigbrowl on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @05:01PM (#6022790)
If you suffer a serious accident, it imposes an external cost on society. You may get presented with a bill afterwards, but even at the point of having the accident it's highly disruptive. Consider a car accident where you're berely inured and shaken up, v. one where you are ejected through the windscreen into the road. Which one is going to disrupt traffic for longer?

keeps the drive in front of the wheel during an accident

So you think passengers should not wear them?

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