Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site lll-crg.ARpA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!bandy From: bandy@lll-crg.ARpA (Andrew Scott Beals) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Seatbelt paradox Message-ID: <956@lll-crg.ARpA> Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 17:44:28 EST Article-I.D.: lll-crg.956 Posted: Sat Nov 2 17:44:28 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 05:23:39 EST References: <303@ukecc.UUCP> Reply-To: bandy@lll-crg.UUCP (Andrew Scott Beals) Organization: Computation Research Group, Lawrence Livermore Labs Lines: 15 Keywords: hit,bruise,hurt Summary: violent little children In article <303@ukecc.UUCP> edward@ukecc.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett) writes: > Ever wonder why there are no seatbelts in school busses? If a >school bug gets in a wreck, there is the potential for alot of injuries. The congressional committee that looked into that a number of years ago decided that the evil little ones that attend our public schools would use seatbelts more for hitting each other and causing serious damage than would actually wear the damn things. Why do you think they have nicely padded seatbacks and bars in them? -- Forward, comrades! Long live the windmill! Long live Animal Farm! andy beals, bandy@lll-crg.arpa, {seismo,sun,dual}!lll-crg!bandy