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Leviosa
#9859 • 968 views
Posted: 2012-09-23 08:46:25
#11600
Seatbelts: Is it okay to tell an adult its the law
I'm not sure of the laws in other countries but I do know that here in the States it is against the law to be in an operating vehicle without wearing a seat belt. While this is find for children under the age of 18 if their parents wish to enforce it but I just don't see how it is actually illegal.
Yes, seat belts are a safety precaution for accidents but I believe it should be my choice to wear one. The chances of me impacting somebody else's life and ensuring their danger because I refuse to wear a seat belt is minimal. I am a conscious adult to the dangers of going without one and should have the right to choose if I want to take that risk or not. I find it almost unconstitutional that I am literally forced-or pay the ticket- if I choose not to.
What are others views? Do you find it right that our government is allowed to make it illegal not to wear one just for our own safety? Or do you see wearing a seat belt as our own personal choice as long as we are a consenting adult?
Replies
Leviosa
#109725 • 2012-09-24 00:17:08
#109725
It may be just a seatbelt but where does it end? What if it became mandatory to wear a helmet while driving, or face a fine? I mean, its just a helmet, just strap it on and go and you reduce your risk of injury if you get in an accident.<br /> <br /> It may be a simple step but it shouldn't be punishable by law if someone chooses to go without. Its not the goverments decision of what someone should do for their safety. Well it shouldn't be anyways.
Roo
#109723 • 2012-09-23 21:45:00
#109723
I guess I just don't understand why putting a seatbelt on is such a big deal. I mean, it's just a seatbelt...
Aust
#109722 • 2012-09-23 19:33:42
#109722
I agree that it is your right whether to wear a seatbelt or to not. You are taking a risk that will only affect you. I mean, if government enforces seatbelts, then why are there motorcycles on the road?
Leviosa
#109712 • 2012-09-23 12:25:58
#109712
No it doesn't seriously effect me in any other ways but I don't feel it is the governments right to tell me what I should and should not do for my own personal safety. I could understand that if I wasn't wearing one i'd almost always be causing harm to others but I'm really not. If I want to take that risk, I feel that is my right.
Roo
#109710 • 2012-09-23 11:01:00
#109710
I don't see how it's a violation of your constitutional rights. Does wearing a seatbelt cause you harm in any way? Other than the mild discomfort, or maybe even the inconvenience of having to put the belt on, does it really affect you all that much?
