[nightdriver]

It's OK as long as we know who to sue if seatbelts CAUSE a death or serious injury. (Ever notice how we never seem to hear about those cases?)

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Passive restriction (Air Bags) have probably put a damper on seatbelt usage. Take airbags out of vehicles, keep them out, and enforce seatbelt usage. Airbags are dangerous. Seat belts likely do save lives.

One night a couple years ago we hit a deer. We were wearing seat belts. The airbags deployed, obstructing my vision, filling the car with acrid white smoke. My wife was hurt by the passenger side airbag deployment. We were still traveling on the interstate at 60 mph, vision obstructed and hurting. Had we lost control of the car and gone off the road into a tree, a possibility with the airbag and acrid white smoke in my face, we would have been totally dependent on the seat belts to prevent injury.

The repair bill was about $3500, more than half of which was needed to replace the airbag system. I HATE 'em! Who do I sue?