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Seat belt laws

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Seat Belt Laws Are Nothing but for Our Safety

Introduction

We all cling to life . If not , you will not be here but somewhere else planning your own death . I see the same purpose for seat belt laws . It helps us in our feat to stay safe and alive . Indeed there are those among us who do not want to be alive but we have to admit that their percentage is relatively very little

Why Should We Be Governed By Such

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The National Safety Council estimates that the expected reduction in occupant death rates due to usage of lap seat belts would be 7 .0 to 8 .5 percent (Peltzman , 1975 ) In addition , Campbell and Campbell (1988 estimate that fatalities in the twenty-five states with seat belt laws were 6 .6 percent lower than forecast for these states . This improvement amounts to approximately 1 ,300 lives saved (Singh , and Thayer 649 ) Thus , no matter how many times Holdorf (2006 ) repeats that the law 's sole and "real purpose was to avoid installation of air bags the implementation of seat belt laws have excellent purpose of saving lives if properly adhered to

Advantages of Having Seat Belt Laws Imposed Upon Us

Why should the seat belt law be passed if it does not benefit the public in general ? If we reduce our political biases , and start thinking that seat belts are for own safety , and the laws imposed upon us on having...

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