[Nextrush]

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.

[tonycavanagh]

I gues the best way to solve this is if the injury is consistent with not wearing a seat belt then there should be a clause in the insurance that you don't get a pay out.