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To: Beelzebubba

When you lose control of your car, which you very well can do if not belted, you endanger others just the same.

Here in illinois your logic does not hold true. When you are in the back you are at fault REARDLESS so there is not even a need for brakelights. Folling to closely is what is assigned the blame...control of your vehicle thing.

Brake lights horns marker lights and seat belts all serve the same purpose. Safety in the car on the road. Call it whatever you want to but that is the most basic truth.


276 posted on 05/31/2006 12:08:35 PM PDT by BlueStateDepression
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To: BlueStateDepression
Brake lights horns marker lights and seat belts all serve the same purpose. Safety in the car on the road.


Simplistically, I suppose. Very simplistically.

But the article (have you read it yet) distinguishes between measures that protect others, and those that (in the real world) protect only the individual.
300 posted on 05/31/2006 12:26:25 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
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To: BlueStateDepression

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361 posted on 05/31/2006 1:02:43 PM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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