| Seatbelt Law
As far as wearing seat belts go, I am pro-choice. I choose to wear mine. My mother's life was saved by a seatbelt (she broke her sternum and threw her back out of alignment, but without it, she would have gone through the windshield and thrown 50+ feet). My father on the other hand, is alive because he didn't wear one. Luck, I know, but when you are t-boned at 55mph, you're in much better shape if your body moves freely into the passenger seat, rather than being roped to the part of the vehicle being crushed. (separate accidents)
Back to topic at hand. I think the cops being able to pull you over in a seatbelt optional state is bullshit. I got pulled over as a kid because I looked too young to be driving (I was in fact 16). That is age discrimination, pure and simple. In MA, or any other state that seatbelts are required for all ages (like, all of them), then fine, they can pull you over - have at it. Otherwise, BS. |