adults and children. Seat belts were invented for the purpose to help reduce death and injuries. An airbag is not as effective if it was not for a seat belt. “In the United States‚ a mandatory seat belt law was first enacted in New York in 1984. Lund et al. [6] found a nine percent decline in traffic fatalities in the first nine months when New York enacted mandatory seat belt law.” (Dissanayake 32) There are two types of mandatory laws‚ Primary Seat Belt Law and Secondary Seat Belt Law. Depending on
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Seat Belt Law Timothy J. Mann Ashford University ENG 325 5-03-2014 Today in society it seems our government is taking away more and more of our rights. A law that I would like to discuss is the seat belt law. “New York was the first state to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts‚ a law that came into effect on Dec 1‚ 1984.” Where I live here in Indiana‚ they passed their first seat belt law on July 1‚ 1987. If you were pulled over in
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Seat Belt Laws in Montana Op-ed Montana Fountain Claire 17 October‚ 2014 Writing 101-03 Seat Belt Laws in Montana There are many stories that circulate about being in car crashes‚ with or without wearing seatbelts. This particular story however‚ outlines what will be a constant theme throughout my whole paper: the horrible effects of not being buckled up while driving. This is a mother’s story‚ a woman by the name of Samantha Babcock. As you read this‚ think of how much the safety
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Adjust seat. Check! Adjust mirrors. Check! What comes next?” Most would say‚ “Buckle up!” Wearing a seat belt is a habit that most people have developed over years of riding and driving in cars. If everyone is required to buckle up‚ why are school buses seat belt free? Some people believe that school buses are already safe enough; nevertheless‚ seat belts should be required on school buses because having children buckle-up would help create a lifelong habit‚ state law requires the wearing of a seatbelt
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Not Wearing a Seatbelt While Driving should not be Illegal In the U.S‚ the law for wearing a seatbelt states‚ anyone driving on the road without wearing a seatbelt will receive a ticket of $83.50. Everyone in the vehicle including front passenger and rear passengers must wear a seatbelt properly‚ also‚ if the passenger is 21 years of age or older‚ they will be the ones to receive the ticket. These laws were passed in 1984 and still are practiced today. I think there is no need for this law because
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struggles with his seat belt‚ but he can’t get it off. He can’t breathe. The next morning‚ John’s car washes up on the beach. All his family and friends are very sad. Under seat belt laws this could be you. I believe seat belt use should not be mandatory because seatbelt campaigns spend millions of taxpayer dollars that could be used otherwise‚ seat belt laws have not been shown to prevent accidents‚ and seat belt laws infringe on our natural rights. Firstly‚ seat belt use should not be mandatory
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Darius Humphrey Comp I-GE117 Mrs. R. 30 May 2012 “Seatbelts Save Lives” Seatbelts save lives; by wearing them we could have lower insurance premiums‚ have lower fatality rates in automobile accidents‚ and keep the cost of hospital care a little more under control. Did you know that the cost of hospital care for unbelted drivers is 50% higher than the cost for a belted driver? Studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also show that most unbelted drivers tend to drive more
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THAT COMES WITH SEAT BELTS There are 3 different types of seat belts they are the lap‚ sash‚ three-point seat belts. The lap seat belt is an adjustable strap that goes over the waist‚ mostly used in airplanes. The sash that goes over the shoulder‚ it was a good idea but passengers could easily slip out of. The three-point seat belt is a combination of both the lap and the sash seat belts. It is now mostly used in cars. A seat belt is sometimes called a safety belt the reason is
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The Power of Incentives How Seat Belts Kill 1. The government put price controls on gasoline and the effect was more people bought gasoline because the price was reduced. Then they took the price controls away and the gas prices soared and there was a severe drop in sales. This could have been avoided if they just would have left the price of gasoline alone. 2. The purpose of his book was to call attention to various elements that made cars more dangerous than necessary. The result was the
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Mandatory Seat Belt Laws Every year thousands of Americans‚ if not hundreds of thousands‚ are seriously injured or killed due to the lack of seat belt usage. Some states in the United States have a law that requires only the driver to wear a seat belt‚ and some require only passengers of a certain age to wear one. Wearing a seat belt should not be considered just an age issue‚ it should be considered important for all people inside a vehicle to wear one. The states that are the smartest are
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