Please end this thread as requested by James. Contact me off list if you have anything more to add, and I'll gladly read and respond. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Adam Davis" To: Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: detecting emergency vehicles > Unfortunately in today's litigous climate, and in no-fault states such > as Michigan (where my insurance pays my bills, your insurance pays > yours) you could still try to sue me even if the accident was your > fault. If you weren't wearing your belt, then your damages would be > much greater, and you might blame those additional damages on me as > well. It may seem far fetched, but stranger cases have gone to court > and won. > > -Adam > > Robert B. wrote: > > >I'm very thankful that they can't stop me if I choose not to wear a > >seatbelt. Government's job isn't to protect me from myself. I wear one > >anyway due to the obvious safety enhancements, but the idea of it being > >mandated really rubs me wrong. Now for children or non-adults I think its a > >wise law to require them, so that they may some day grow old enough to make > >their own decisions. But mandating a thinking, voting, draftable adult to do > >something solely for the purpose of bettering roadside death statistics > >seems like an over-reaching law to me. By all means publish the studies, > >issue safety alerts, or whatever else - just don't pass it into law. > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > >[PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body