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Seatbelt warning for Virginia residents
JamesRK
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State and local police will be running checkpoints and watching traffic for people not wearing seatbelts from 18 May through the end of the month.
The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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So why all the questions about where are you going and where are you coming from?
Nosey bastages!!!! Don
Unconstitutional checkpoints, for whatever nanny-state reasons = another mile down the road to totalitarianism.
Sickening.
Seat belt enforcement/check stop right? So why all the questions about where are you going and where are you coming from?
Gotta generate that revenue somehow.
quote:Originally posted by gunpaq
So why all the questions about where are you going and where are you coming from?
Nosey bastages!!!! Don
Where ya' headed?
Over there.
Where ya' been?
Back there.
Have you had anything to drink tonight?
Lot's of coffee. Can I go? I have to use the bathroom.
Cops that participate in these exercises are (Colonel Kurtz put it best) "simply errand boys, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill."
Brad Steele
Friday night two weeks ago my son had stopped behind a truck that was making a left turn, but had had to stop for oncoming traffic. As the truck made his turn my son started to move forward and immediately heard tires squalling, just for an instant, and then a F250 with 36" or so tires hit the rear of his Jeep Cherokee. The Cherokee was hit nearly flush from behind, which pushed the tailgate/door forward to the rear seat, twisted the whole body to where only the driver's door would open,and tore the right rear spring from the chassis. The driver's seat tore its front mounting bolts out of the floor and several welds were broken. How many G's does it take to do that with a 160 lb. driver? The speed limit in that area is 50 MPH, I think.
My son had his seat belt/shoulder strap fastened and seems to have been hurt not too badly; no broken bones, but sore neck, back, and shoulders, and a mid-back spot that still causes pain but x-rays don't show any thing broken. God knows what might have happened if he hadn't been strapped in.
The Jeep was totalled. (Anybody know where there's a nice '99 Jeep Cherokee Limited Edition, gold paint, 4wd, straight 6 cyl. engine, lift kit and 32" tires for sale)?
The moral of the story is: Keep your seat belt fastened and snug. They do make a difference.
OleDuk[:(][:(]
Fellers, if you have ever seen the results of an accident like my younger son experienced two weeks ago you might change your mind about seat belts. I've always been sorta hostile toward them myself but I think that I've changed my mind somewhat, even though I hate to be told what I've got to do!
Friday night two weeks ago my son had stopped behind a truck that was making a left turn, but had had to stop for oncoming traffic. As the truck made his turn my son started to move forward and immediately heard tires squalling, just for an instant, and then a F250 with 36" or so tires hit the rear of his Jeep Cherokee. The Cherokee was hit nearly flush from behind, which pushed the tailgate/door forward to the rear seat, twisted the whole body to where only the driver's door would open,and tore the right rear spring from the chassis. The driver's seat tore its front mounting bolts out of the floor and several welds were broken. How many G's does it take to do that with a 160 lb. driver? The speed limit in that area is 50 MPH, I think.
My son had his seat belt/shoulder strap fastened and seems to have been hurt not too badly; no broken bones, but sore neck, back, and shoulders, and a mid-back spot that still causes pain but x-rays don't show any thing broken. God knows what might have happened if he hadn't been strapped in.
The Jeep was totalled. (Anybody know where there's a nice '99 Jeep Cherokee Limited Edition, gold paint, 4wd, straight 6 cyl. engine, lift kit and 32" tires for sale)?
The moral of the story is: Keep your seat belt fastened and snug. They do make a difference.
OleDuk[:(][:(]
Of course they make a difference. I would not drive without one. Enforcement of their use, however, is the action of an oppressive nanny-state, not the action of a government of the people.
Brad Steele
In case you didn't know there are huge Federal funds involved for states who meet minimum requirements. MI has one of the highest, if not the highest, rate and gets millions for that ranking. The revenue generated from the tickets is peanuts compared to the Federal funds
It doesn't matter if the State's minions are hassling citizens to take money directly or if it is to secure favor from our rulers in Washington. It is an invasion of privacy, a restriction to freedom, and an assault on free-minded people's sensibilities.
Brad Steele
Seat Belt Defects - More Common Than You Think
Though the national average for seat belt use is at a high of 71 percent, due mainly to a $3.7 million campaign often known as the Click it or Ticket, in which seat belt usage is encouraged, although the often overlooked statistic is the 10,000 deaths out of 30,000 auto accidents caused by faulty seat belts.
Not very good stats to warrant the MANDATORY use of seat belts..
Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
Former NSSA All American
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MO, CT, VA.
if you obey the law, you dont need warnings. practicing staying within the law is a wonderful stress free way to live.[;)]
Yes, Bobski, we all know that staying within the fence line keeps the flock alive and healthy.
The problem is, however, people are not sheep.
Let me correct that..All people are not sheep.
Brad Steele
Whether you use a seatbelt or not it doesn't matter. To have a goverment that says you have to do anything within your car is outragous. Next it will be eating or drinking(booze not included), which radio station you can listen to, how many miles you can drive. what color paint you can have & the list goes on.
This is a federally mandated law from the Carter era to raise the speedlimit back to 70mph. Pass a seatbelt law or your funds will be cut off, that is extortion.
Sorry, seatbelts are a personal decision & making it mandatory is much like Probition was, but with enough indoctrination it grabs hold & steals one more freedom of choice.
Seat belts save more than lives - they save the nationinsurance companies money. Every year, seat belts save society approximately $50 billion in medical care, lost productivity and other injury-related costs nationwide. But seat belt failure has tremendous costs.
Seat Belt Defects - More Common Than You Think
Though the national average for seat belt use is at a high of 71 percent, due mainly to a $3.7 million campaign often known as the Click it or Ticket, in which seat belt usage is encouraged, although the often overlooked statistic is the 10,000 deaths out of 30,000 auto accidents caused by faulty seat belts.
Not very good stats to warrant the MANDATORY use of seat belts..
How 'bout that?[8D]