Seat Belts

Bird · Feb 1, 2011

wvpolekat said:
I don't see it as protecting them from themselves. I see it as protecting our tax dollars from them.

As I said, I understand the reasoning for the law, and yes, it protects our tax dollars, but just how far do we go? Personally, I don't know how far we should go. If we make all "recreational" driving illegal, that would further protect our taxes, by keeping people off the streets. How about we make it illegal to own, or maybe just to use, guns. That way no one could get accidentally shot or crippled by a gun. There's no end to it unless we tell you to sit at home and don't open the door.

There are risks to living; always have been and always will be. So we try to legislate ways to reduce those risks. And we'll never have a situation in which we all agree on which laws are right or wrong.

MossRoad · Feb 1, 2011

Bird said:
As I said, I understand the reasoning for the law, and yes, it protects our tax dollars, but just how far do we go? Personally, I don't know how far we should go. If we make all "recreational" driving illegal, that would further protect our taxes, by keeping people off the streets. How about we make it illegal to own, or maybe just to use, guns. That way no one could get accidentally shot or crippled by a gun. There's no end to it unless we tell you to sit at home and don't open the door.

There are risks to living; always have been and always will be. So we try to legislate ways to reduce those risks. And we'll never have a situation in which we all agree on which laws are right or wrong.

Kind if a 'common sense' VS 'common good' issue.

TripleR · Feb 1, 2011

Bird said:
As I said, I understand the reasoning for the law, and yes, it protects our tax dollars, but just how far do we go? Personally, I don't know how far we should go. If we make all "recreational" driving illegal, that would further protect our taxes, by keeping people off the streets. How about we make it illegal to own, or maybe just to use, guns. That way no one could get accidentally shot or crippled by a gun. There's no end to it unless we tell you to sit at home and don't open the door.

There are risks to living; always have been and always will be. So we try to legislate ways to reduce those risks. And we'll never have a situation in which we all agree on which laws are right or wrong.

I agree completely, this can indeed be a very slippery slope on which I find myself very uncomfortable no matter where I stand.

Rob-D · Feb 1, 2011

Duffster said:
If it is your time to go......... it is your time to go.

What if this isn't true?

Would you drink a bottle of poison and make that statement? What if it wasn't your time to go and you went because you thought if it's my time to go I'll go so you leave off the belt?

Rob

rd_macgregor · Feb 1, 2011

This discussion reminded me of this video clip:
YouTube - 4star Watch Tractor Fail and Flip Over Crash Video Break.com.flv

Not wearing seatbelt, door open, flips over and ejected from tractor, leaps to feet to shut off the engine. That guy must be a cat!

BOB

Ken · Feb 1, 2011

Soundguy said:
i'm both more comfortable wearing a seatbelt AND 'carrying'.

I much prefer to drive my tractors that have rops ..

I'm slowly starting to refit my older tractors with rops.. 3 down.. um.. lots to go!

After my 50 year neighbor borrowed my 40 John Deere and box blade to smooth the new gravel in his drive way And rolled the tractor and died with the steering wheel on his chest. I have wished for the past 10 years that roll bars and seat belt had been available on this accident. Life time friends and good neighbors are hard to find. There is never time to do later what should of been done already.
It is better to use seat belts and be able to look back at a accident than have others look at you in a casket.
my thinking ken