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In fact, there's something called "risk homeostasis" that suggests that the false sense of security from seatbelts causes drivers to take more, not less, risks while driving.

The one nice thing that will come out of this crackdown is that it will drive more people into National Motorists' Association membership and to become more active in opposing nanny-statism.

61 posted on 06/02/2005 8:50:45 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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In fact, there's something called "risk homeostasis" that suggests that the false sense of security from seatbelts causes drivers to take more, not less, risks while driving.

The same thing has been noticed in cars equipped with ABS braking.

169 posted on 06/02/2005 12:06:31 PM PDT by zeugma (Come to the Dark Side...... We have cookies!)
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