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Hmmmm...
I wonder what a law enforcement officer would say if he pulled me over...
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There is one seatbelt in the car - it's in the middle of the back seat. I put it there for our son's baby seat.
He's 14 now, and will ride up front when I take the car out for its first shakedown cruise in 12 years. That'll happen in a month or so...
(Sorry 'bout the poor picture quality. I need to work on my photo editing skills. They're awful.)
(Pete's Wife's Husband)
Just drape it over your left shoulder.
Lately the idiot cops are using any excuse (like 2 MPH over the speed limit) to stop you because they can't stop you for not wearing a seatbelt.
Stop the seatbelt Nazis !
BUMP
We'll also be checking for cholesterol levels, secondary smoke ( or its residue ), scales and tape measures to log your childrens stats and make sure they have a proper safety seat & as a complimentary service will check to make sure your socks match too.
You see as law enforcement officers we really have nothing better to do.
Wheres my Nanny?....oh here she comes ...its the state.
The "Click It or Ticket" campaign involves checkpoints, patrols and advertisements to help enforce seat belt laws. It runs from May 22 through June 4.Leaving aside the question of whether or not the government has any business requiring seat-belt use, the checkpoints are a classic case of wasting time and money by appearing to be "doing something".
Once the word gets out people will avoid the are like they do "DUI checkpoints", the locations of which are known in every bar within a five mile radius within fifteen minutes of their setup.
Meanwhile, all the other roads in town are unpatrolled.
-Eric
I think seatbelts are good to wear because I almost flew out of the drivers seat when I was younger and had to make a quick stop at a bad driveway.
But no way should the cops or the government tell me I have to wear one.
Here in PA they have to stop you for something else to ticket you for the belt, but down south in Maryland I hear "click it or ticket" spots on radio stations. They have a more Soviet tradition down there (Nanny state).
Partly, this is also about insurance companies that pay off politicians to make us get auto insurance and use seat belts to avoid high costs to them (insurance companies) from damage, death and injuries.
I believe they, among the other nanny groups, lobbied for those laws.
I think seatbelts are good to wear because I almost flew out of the drivers seat when I was younger and had to make a quick stop at a bad driveway.
But no way should the cops or the government tell me I have to wear one.
Here in PA they have to stop you for something else to ticket you for the belt, but down south in Maryland I hear "click it or ticket" spots on radio stations. They have a more Soviet tradition down there (Nanny state).
Partly, this is also about insurance companies that pay off politicians to make us get auto insurance and use seat belts to avoid high costs to them (insurance companies) from damage, death and injuries.
I believe they, among the other nanny groups, lobbied for those laws.
They look, nod their head and wave me through.
Trying to enforce seatbelt laws are a joke, the only time they should stop a vehicle for such an infraction is when adults don't buckle up the kids.
For the most part the Insurance Industry could give a crap if you wear your seatbelt or not, they got their way by making airbags mandatory.
By far the largest costs (On average) the insurance companies had prior to airbags was the cost of cosmetic reconstruction, airbags reduced these costs considerably.
I guess that this is one of those cases where the happy medium is the rule: if you really don't want to wear a seat belt, you can get around it.
Technically, I can't see a reason not to wear a seat belt; internally, those that don't I write off as a Stupidity Tax (like those that play the lottery).
But it's not under my jurisdiction to enforce my beliefs on others in this matter.
Write It and Bite It
Cram It and Jam It
Shove It and Love It
...etc., etc.
I could not believe I saw Click It or Ticket signage behind home plate of a televised baseball game the other day. God damn big government nanny state F!!cks. It is impossible to be an american and believe in this kinda crap. Oh, they may have an address in the USA, but they aren't american. Real Americans know that click it or ticket dumbassess are inferior scum.
/rant
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What's next? Smoking bans in/on private property?
/sarcasm
I would be dead if I hadn't been wearing my seat belt the day I got into a high speed accident.
Simple.......have your license/reg. out when the cop approaches your window and say you JUST undid the seatbelt to get your wallet out of your back pocket.
Works everytime!
I look to the pros for advice. Driving without a seatbelt is as smart as playing football without a helmet.
If they put half the effort into apprehending illegal aliens as they do seat beat violators, immigration wouldn't be an issue. I want amnesty and catch and release for seat belt violators.
When I was a little girl, I remember my grandfather had just bought a new car and was showing it to our family. The first thing he had done was take a knife and cut out the seat belts.
Ve haf vays uff maging you do vat's goot for you.