… Having a license to drive means signing a contract to follow the rules of the road.
It does not mean following stupid rules of the road. The only lawful rules are those aimed at protecting others from my lapses in judgement.
Wearing your seat belt is one of them.
A stupid rule? definitely.
... If you die because you stubbornly don't buckle up, your death will affect family and friends. I doubt if they are OK with that…
This goes to the heart of the matter. So what?
There are lots of things that family and friends might not approve of: joining the marines; skydiving; spelunking, scuba diving; sky diving, rock climbing; bungee-jumping; becoming an astronaut...
The world is replete with risky choices none of which are the nanny state's business, and all of which most normal families suck up.
Go back in your cave and come up with a more cogent argument. Having a drivers license is quite close to the age where no one else has (or should have)control over your life activities. Just ask the perverts.
One last thought: when seat belts were being "argued", we were reassured repeatedly that they would forever be voluntary. Read the Congressional speeches and news reports of the time, you bleepin' idiot!
Not smoking is better for you but we have not outlawed it yet.
If children don't play baseball they will never be hit in the head by an errant baseball.
Don't eat red meat scream the vegitarians.
There is a difference between EDUCATING people to do "good" and forcing via legislation because "YOU" (figurativly) want people to do some percieved good.
Why not make community service hours part of income tax? Make it THE LAW that 100% of all residents must do 20 hours of community service per year.
If cars are so dangerous that we have to be regulated INSIDE our vehicles, how long before the Nany-nazis just demand private vehicles be outlawed.
One last thought: when seat belts were being "argued", we were reassured repeatedly that they would forever be voluntary.
Specifically, that this would never be a primary reason for a traffic violation stop. But some people here just can't realize that the government pretty much never passes a law merely for our benefit these days but to advance their control agenda. Seat belt laws today are a government license to go on a fishing expedition.