From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!hao!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!teklabs!ucbcad!ARPAVAX:CSVAX:npois!npoiv!harpo!duke!phs!jfh@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.auto
Title: Re: Airbags are good for you
Article-I.D.: phs.652
Posted: Mon Aug 16 11:10:13 1982
Received: Fri Aug 20 02:51:50 1982






	This is in response to Gil Pratt's comments.

	I use my seat belts ALWAYS, and I resent the government forcing
me to spend several hundred extra dollars for a device which is effective
only in a head-on collision.

	The comments about your insurance company having to pay for persons
who don't use a restraint device are actually the heart of the matter!
Anyone injured in an auto accident, who was not wearing seat belts, should not
be able to collect one dime from the insurance company.  Similarly, motorcycle
riders should have the option of wearing helmets, but if they get their heads
bashed in in an accident the insurance company shouldn't have to pay.  This
puts the responsibility for safety squarely where it belongs -- with the
individual!

	On the other hand, to maximize freedom of choice, the government
should require that air bags be available to those who wish to purchase them.


						Fran Heidlage
						duke!phs!jfh