Stage 1: seat belts are about SAAAAAFETY
Stage 2: We’re going to pass a seat belt law. But they will be a secondary offense ie the police can’t stop you merely for a seat belt violation. Fines will be minimal because we’re just trying to promote SAAAAFETY!
Stage 3: Seat belt laws are now a primary offense. Because it’s all about SAAAAAFETY!
Stage 4: We have a cutesy slogan! Click It Or Ticket! Because if you’re intelligent enough to obtain a license and drive a large, heavy vehicle at 70 mph you still need a dumb slogan devised by a roomful of overpaid bureaucrats!
Stage 5: We’re conducting East German style checkpoints not just for DUI but for baby car seats and for seat belt use! 4th Amendment? It’s written on parchment, man! This is about SAAAAFETY!
Stage 6: That primary offense will now cost as much as a speeding ticket! And sorry if your insurance premiums go up drastically for a single ticket! But hey, State Farm made a nice contribution to our campaigns! Did we mention it’s about SAAAAFETY?
Looks to me like it’s much more about REVVVENNUUUE!!
I was given a good reason to always wear a seat belt. You need it for protection from the airbag.
Don't be naive. They just say it's about safety. What it's really about is protecting the Insurance companies from loses. Insurance companies have undue influence on our legislatures, and they get them to enact laws which protect their interests, and they have little concern about the denial of our freedoms.
By the time the world is safe enough for women/insurance companys it will not be fit for ANY MAN.
True.