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N.H. Safety Chief Opposes Mandatory Seat Belts
East News • February 25, 2005
The chief of the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency says a bill to make seat belt use mandatory for adults is intrusive and unnecessary.
Peter Thomson said during a hearing on the bill this week ...
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| Subject | Posted By | Posted On |
|---|---|---|
| Seat Belt Benefits and Maximization of Use | Eddie Wren | Jun 30, 2005, 4:35 pm |
| RE: Seat belts | Joe Hernandez | Jun 30, 2005, 3:26 pm |
| It's my life, let me make the choice | Jeremiah D. | Apr 4, 2005, 10:21 pm |
| Petulant Comments Don't Help | Eddie Wren | Mar 17, 2005, 1:21 pm |
| RE: Mandatory Seat Belt Usage | T., Francis | Mar 17, 2005, 12:15 pm |
| Mandatory Seat Belt Usage | Eddie Wren | Feb 28, 2005, 12:36 pm |
| Mandating | JJ | Feb 28, 2005, 8:33 am |
| RE: Seat Belts and personal responsbility | Michael | Feb 28, 2005, 7:49 am |
| Seat Belts and personal responsbility | Peter Rousmaniere | Feb 25, 2005, 5:08 pm |
| Seat Belts | Mike | Feb 25, 2005, 4:14 pm |
| RE: RE: Seat belts | Mark | Feb 25, 2005, 1:10 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Seat belts | Michael | Feb 25, 2005, 12:58 pm |
| RE: RE: Seat belts | R Wilson | Feb 25, 2005, 12:54 pm |
| RE: Seat belts | Kathy | Feb 25, 2005, 12:32 pm |
| Seat Belts | Jmaes Green | Feb 25, 2005, 9:09 am |
| Seat belts | Brian O'Neill | Feb 25, 2005, 7:33 am |
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Subject: Seat Belt Benefits and Maximization of Use
With respect, Joe, in countries where seatbelt usage rates are higher than in the USA and -- not just by coincidence -- the death rates are much lower and therefore much better than in the USA, it has been found that a blend of both education and enforcement have been found to work best. In other words, neither educational programs on their own, nor enforcement programs on their own, do a particularly good job. Running them in parallel is much more effective and saves more lives.
Joe also wrote: "I have many of the arguments for and against the seat belt law."
Again with respect, I [Eddie] would comment that if saving lives is the priority, there are NO valid arguments against the use of seat belts.
Eddie Wren
www.driveandstayalive.com