Transportation and Driving

Re: 2009 House Bill 4360 (Exempt newspaper deliverers from seatbelt mandate )

uber-liberal — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:48:47 GMT

i'm interested to know exactly how many of them are rear ended? this would be a pertinent piece of information on which to base a logical decision. it would seem that if numerous newspaper delivery drivers were rear ended, that the law need not pass, strictly for their protection.

it would also seem that if very few of them are rear ended, that the added protection of seat belts could be viewed as superfluous, even hazardous. now, looking at this from a freedom loving perspective, i believe that the seat belt mandate should be removed at once and seat belt choice be the order of the day.

i see legislation based on what MIGHT happen to be obstructionist and nannying. laws are not meant to control chance, only behavior.

Re: 2009 House Bill 4360 (Exempt newspaper deliverers from seatbelt mandate )

uber-liberal — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:44:31 GMT

why is it the only two options for those on the left is ban or mandate? why is "choose to" or "choose not to" ever an option?

Re: 2009 House Bill 4360 (Exempt newspaper deliverers from seatbelt mandate )

jmangan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:48:47 GMT

Free all citizens imprisoned in seatbelts, especially those most likely to get rear ended.

Re: 2009 House Bill 4360 (Exempt newspaper deliverers from seatbelt mandate )

crazycajun — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:40:05 GMT

first, the seatbelt mandate is an unfunded federal mandate, and as such i oppose it.

second, the very fact that the legislature is considering this, and a joint resolution concerning our sovreignity and federal mandate abatement is very uplifting.

the left is going to say that this law cannot be passed, as it will put us on a 'slippery slope' to seatbelt freedom, which is all the more reason to abolish the seatbelt mandate completely and make seatbelt use optional at the driver's discretion.

Re: 2009 House Bill 4360 (Exempt newspaper deliverers from seatbelt mandate )

jimbow49009 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:44:20 GMT

Can anyone explain the reason why we would want to exempt a newpaper carrier from a safety standard. This is an occupation who historically cuts in and out of traffic making their access to paper boxes. I would think that there chances of being rear ended would be high.

Are we on a downward slide for injury reduction?

2009 House Bill 4360 (Exempt newspaper deliverers from seatbelt mandate )

admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2009

Click here to view bill details.