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Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

I was in an accident a little over a month ago. I didn't have my seat belt on. I was only going about 40m.p.h. and i hit a ditch then a bank. My face hit my steering wheel with the equivalent amount of force off me falling three stories onto my face, but hitting the steering wheel wasn't enough to completely stop me, my head then hit the windshild hard enough to bust it, I had closed my eyes when I knew I was going to wreck and upon opening them I was sitting in the back seat. I ended up with a broken jaw, 21 stitches and numerous bruises and lumps. This accident wasn't one that could've killed me, but if i had had my 3 yearr little brother in the back seat with me that day, i would've crushed him to death. If a friend had been in the passenger seat I could've broken their neck on my way into the backseat. Those of you saying that it's your decision whether or not to buckle up, well it is, but those of you also saying it only affects you are wrong.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

In Australia we have them, basically these laws are to save stupid people from themselves. If you are on this website trying to construct an intellectual debate, you probably already wear a seat belt. If you don't you seriously need to rethink your life as you will be in a wheelchair by the time you are 30.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

The government has a moral responsibility to protect its people. End of debate.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

To protect our life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.At least in America, government is not meant to be an over-protective mother.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

We all (including our government) have the responsibility to protect our freedoms. The government does not have the responsibility or the right to protect us from ourselves.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Hey Billy...don't we all have the moral responsibility to protect ourselves and others riding with us to have the opportunity to save their own lives by wearing a seatbelt? The government can suggest we do so, giving us the fatality and injury figures but them having a moral responsibility to do so, I do not agree with. I don't happen to like the government interfering with adult morality issues. So it's not the end of this debate.I do think wearing a seat belt is a very good idea but when you take a look at the figures that represent the people who have died despite wearing a seatbelt, it staggers the imagination. So much depends on where you were hit, the speed you were traveling and the maneuvers you took to avoid an accident or change the hit. But we have the laws and they are good ones. I wear mine about 90% of the time now and am trying to get that figure higher.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

You guys don't have seatbelt laws?!
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

it does ave lives but it should be up 2 u. so if you die its your fult.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Yes. If a person is gravely injured because they weren't wearing a seatbelt, it costs the state money on healing them, so they should be able to make people wear seatbelts.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: HOORAY FOR SEATBELTS

If there are no seatbelt laws, then that would obviously leave the choice of wearing a seatbelt or not up to us. Some parents out there may not set a good example for their kids by not wearing a seatbelt. Keep in mind that children do not think of the best decision all the time or think of the consequences. You might say that "its their choice," but kids shouldn't have to face a choice that could bear such harsh consequences. They're not wise enough to make such a decision.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

I remember back when you were not required to wear seatbelts by law. (I hate to date myself, but alas...for the sake of argument, I must). Back in those days, few people wore seatbelts, and the majority of people did not, myself included. I would occassionally slap it on if I took the time to think about it, but most trips about town would be taken belt-less. It wasn't until it was made law that I had to wear a seatbelt that I began the habit of wearing it every time I was in a car. The law is the reason it has become my habit, instead of just something I'd do when I was thinking about it. There are plenty of laws restricting how we can drive. There are speed limit laws, restricting how fast you can drive. Child carseat laws, restricting where children can sit, and how. Cellphone laws, restricting how you can use your cell phone while driving. I don't see why we shouldn't have this additional safety measure as law too.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

yes. they should have such laws.People usually overlook the importance of seatbelts until theyactually experience the "tragedy"They just think nothing of it because they are too lazy to wear it. Laws can prevent them from actually having to experience the importance of seatbelts. It can help people stay safer.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

When did Death get a right in this debate, yes people have rights in this country but we should not allow intelligent idiocracy to over rule common sense. We are a blessed nation, why dont we continue to keep it that way and preserve the citizens who live here...
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

I'm amazed the US doesn't have mandatory seatbelt laws, but I've often noticed areas of common sense legislation which is implemented across the Western World with the exception of America due to "civil liberties".When I grew up in the UK, we had very lax road safety laws. Our roads were relative carnage compared to today - drink driving was not only commonplace, but barely frowned upon, seatbelts weren't mandatory, indeed many cars didn't even have them fitted to the rear seats.Over the years, the UK Government, along with most of Europe, has recognised their responsibility to reduce the number of casualties on our roads. It's taken many years to drink driving to become socially unacceptable, and I don't know anyone who would think of driving off without putting their seatbelt on. It's common sense, it saves lives, and it may save other people's lives if it stops you losing control of your vehicle after a minor incident.The civil liberties arguement that you have the right to take risks with your own safety doesn't apply in my opinion, if you are taking that risk on the public highway with two tons of steel between you and everyone else. It's not as if wearing a seatbelt is going to be an earth-shattering change to the way you drive your car - it's common sense, it's for your own protection, and it's for the protection of those around you. What's the big deal?
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Yes. If you hit someone, then fly out the window you have a chance of dying. Your dying will then be forever ruining the other person in the accident.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

yes ther should always be seatbelt laws. i fyou were to get into an accident you could have some serious injuries without. What if you were in the car drinving around & then BOOM you crash, you don't have your seatbelt on & you fly through the window. whereas if you had your seatbelt on, just driving along & then BOOM you get caught by your seatbelt & don't suffer serious trama or death.I fyou are going to die do it naturaly not because you didn't put on your seatbelt. I konw that a lot of times you don't get stopped if you don't have your seatbelt on. But then again theres always that one time that you pass a cop 7 he see's that you didn't have it on & BOOM you have a fine to pay. BOOOOOM!!!!!!!
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Even if it's choice you should still wear them. They save lives and also here in England you have to wear them it's no different in the US accidents can still happen over there
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

I feel that states should mandate their own seatbelt laws, but I do want it to stay out of the federal government since nothing ever good happens that way. I would prefer fines to be reasonable, of course.As to the why of it, a seatbelt probably saved my life when I crashed my car a year back. Granted the airbag had something to do with it too, but the seatbelt helped slow my body down for the impact and kept me from flying out of the car. I walked away with a few bruises, and no one was severely injured as the other driver was also wearing a seatbelt.So while I am all for personal freedom and choice, wearing a seatbelt should be mandated in some form since it's not just your life you are deciding for, but everyone involved as well.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

I'm also from Australia where there are mandatory seatbelt laws as well as bicycle and motorcycle helmet laws. You must be high as a kite to actually disagree with this and definately deserve your just desserts of your stupidity.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Of course because it safe our life and without it we will be in a dangerous situation
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Let's say there is extreme turbulence while flying. It's nothing fatal, just a sharp jolt down and then back up. One person was not wearing their seat belt at that time, and they come out of their seat for a second and bash their head on the light panel above them. If they get injured, its their fault...its dumb if its a personal decision, unless you want to risk getting injured.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

It isn't just about trying to protect the driver. If that was all there was too it, I might be opposed to legally mandating it. But there is an arguably more important point: Seat belts help keep you at the wheel. Strapped in securely, you should have a better chance of maintaining or regaining control of your vehicle, as well as still having access to all your mirrors. And, if you drive a jeep or convertible, it prevents you from becoming a missile, landing in front of another vehicle, causing them to swerve and cause another accident. That would be a rare and extreme scenario, but the point remains: You are less of a danger to others when at the wheel than not. You have the right to risk your own life, but not so flagrantly risk the lives of everyone around you on the roads, sidewalks, etc.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Seatbelts save lives so yes, I think there should be seatbelt laws. I have never understood why people would want to refuse to wear something which is intended as a safety device. Is it really THAT uncomfortable? It's such a simple device; one that I use every time I sit in my own car. It takes literally a few seconds to buckle up.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Seat belt laws should be enforced throughout the United States because seat belts save lives.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Of course there should be a seatbelt law, as, if you could save lives would you? Answer that and get back to me..
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

if you could save lives would you?Nope world is overpopulated as is.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Yes! If there wasn't laws, idiots would crash their cars, get flung through their windshield, and then start suing people involved. Seatbelts save lives!
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Seat belts do save lives. They just do. And if the role of the government it help save our lives, which it is, then they should be allowed to fine us for not wearing seat belts. While I understand they can be bad for people as well, they do more good than bad, they help us, and we shouldn't reject them out of our own rebelliousness
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

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Side: Yes - they save lives

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Side: Yes - they save lives

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Side: Yes - they save lives

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Side: Yes - they save lives

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Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: HOORAY FOR SEATBELTS

If Australia has to have seatbelt laws than I can't see how it's fair to Australians. There should be a global law in place that says "If one country has a law than all the World Leaders agree and decide to keep the law. That's why the US should have seatbelt laws.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

Why should you be fined for your own stupidity? And if it's to make people safer then why not ban BASE jumping or cave diving or other really dangerous sports? Or better yet why not ban smoking? If you don't have the common sense to buckle your seatbelt the only person that is likely to get hurt is yourself so what's the point of fining you for knowingly endangering your self? It's not the governments responsibility to protect us from ourselves, people should be smart enough to ensure their safety themselves. If anything repealing seatbelt laws would help weed the stupid people from the gene pool. (Don't get me wrong I support the gov't encouraging you to wear seatbelt I just don't think they have the right to punish me when I haven't done anything wrong to anybody.)
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

Laws and punishment should be reserved for when actual crimes have been committed. If there is no harm, injury, or loss to any person or property with intent, there has been no crime to charge anyone.Now, if the licensing regulatory body kept a point system, and revoked licenses for infraction, perhaps on a cumulative basis, that would be well within their power & jurisdiction. Using the force of the law, however, is a heavy-handed way to do so, and seems primarily aimed at revenue generation and money-saving by the insurance companies.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

So, let me get this straight: you would oppose a small fine set by an elected legislature but you are cool with the exact same fine set by an appointed executive?
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

The problem comes when you make something criminal which is not a crime. It becomes justification for further inquiry.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

I quite honestly do not understand what you are trying to say. I reckon every time something is outlawed, it is making something criminal that was previously not a crime. Do you mean "The problem comes when you make something criminal which SHOULD NOT be a crime?" If so, you are merely begging the question.As far as "It becomes justification for further inquiry," I haven't got the foggiest idea what you are saying. I wasn't aware that inquiry required justification. Seeing as how seatbelt laws are in place, and you are saying they shouldn't be, don't you want further inquiry?All I can figure is you meant a different word than "inquiry." ("Injury" perhaps?) After all, if you were against inquiry into this topic, you wouldn't be participating in the debate.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

It's some tricky semantics, I guess...the distinction between what is a crime and what is merely against the law is a difficult one. In order for a crime to have been committed, it must be shown that harm, injury, or loss has been incurred by a person or property, and that such harm was done with knowledge and intent.In some states, not wearing a seatbelt is a primary offense, which means it is justification alone for making a traffic stop and talking with the person further.In some states, however, it is a secondary offense. In order to be cited, there must be another crime occurring. It is not justification, on its own, to warrant a traffic stopp\.As a primary law, this empowers law enforcement to use (suspected) driving without a seatbelt as a fishing expedition for other crimes or just general harassment. It also facilitates seatbelt offenses being used as revenue generators by local police forces.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Yes, I am aware of the primary vs. secondary dichotomy, and there are some legitimate concerns about seatbelt laws as primary offenses. Designating seatbelt laws as secondary offenses might be better policy. . .but even as a primary offense, it takes very, very, little to avoid the extra police scrutiny.I disagree with your assessment of what is a crime. Intent, or any type of mens rea, is not necessarily an element of every crime; regardless, a person's seatbelt use is an intentional decision in all but the most bizarre of circumstances.I must confess, the concept that a crime requires "harm, injury, or loss" is a strange to me. Are you saying attempted murder isn't a crime?
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

In your last sentence, you answered both your question about intent and harm.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Say I decide to kill my neighbor, so I buy a gun. I then hide in the bushes, aim my gun at him, and pull the trigger. But it turns out the gun does not work. I have at that point committed the crime of attempted murder, but no harm has occurred.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

Right to Liberty- you have the sole right to freely make decisions regarding your own safety when there is no possible harm to others in rights or person. And also, the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 1800's upheld the right to freely travel throughout the country without threat of detainment, harassment, or imprisonment as a part of the Right to Liberty, thus a police officer who stops you when you are not presenting a threat to another person is blatantly violating your rights. He can stop you for speeding, running a red light, etc. because those offenses are a threat to other drivers, but he has no right to stop you for not wearing a seatbelt which is only a threat to your own safety.Right to Property- you own the car and the seatbelt, and have an absolute and indefeasible right to use or dispose your property in any way you see fit so long as there is no threat to other citizens in their rights or property. Absolute in this sense means total and complete. Indefeasible means it cannot be legally taken away by legislation at any level of government.Right to Life- American Courts have long held that the Right to Life includes both the right to endanger and even to take your own life. You can't commit a crime against your own safety, that is oxymoronic and assumes that "big brother" knows better what is good for you than you as a free citizen do.On all these counts the seatbelt laws rather blatantly violate the Constitution of the United States of America (as amended in the Bill of Rights).
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

I believe that when you reach a certain age (18 I presume), you should choose whether or not you want to wear a seatbelt. Everyone knows the consequences, and if you decide you don't want to wear one, that's a personal choice.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

I believe that if a person is 18 or older they should be able to make the choice as to wear a seat belt or not. The vehicle is personal property and the person in that vehicle of legal age should have the right to make their own choice. It does not harm anyone else only their self. It is like telling a person whether they can smoke in their car or not. Minors I agree should e required to wear one. And for the record I don't smoke just using that as an example.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Would you say the same about riding a roller coaster?Abortion is a personal choice...driving a car is a PRIVLEDGE not a RIGHT. Is it really that big a deal NOT to wear a seatbelt?
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

Personally, I always choose to wear one. Just like I choose to not smoke. But I don't believe that it needs to be illegal. As far as I know, it's not illegal to jump off your roof, even if you risk injury. If someone feels that they don't need a seatbelt (despite all the evidence to the contrary), that should be their decision. And I wouldn't really compare driving to riding a roller coaster. I don't think you'd go unscathed if you didn't buckle up on a coaster.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

"As far as I know, it's not illegal to jump off your roof, even if you risk injury."That's attempted suicide which is illegal in the USA.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

"Attempted suicide"?!What is the legal height that one may acceptably jump from for it to not be considered 'attempted suicide'?
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

What ever happen to natural selection? It's a 50-50 shot if you're actually going to live through an accident with the seat belt as opposed to not wearing it. I totally agree with this person talkin about jumping off a roof. There are tons of ways to die and there are tons of ways to find someway to support the economy than to have police sticking their noses into my car. Virginia just made selt belt pull-overs the primary reason. I have a mommy, I don't need the goverment breathing down my back about a nylon strap that could kill me if I wore, or save me if the rollover is really serious. If I want to risk death while driving, then it's totally my choice.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: No - it's a personal choice

so what if you killed a person in a car accident, which was your fault and they weren't wearing the seat belt that could've saved their lives?boom you're in jail for 10 yearsrethink my man, rethink
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: Yes - they save lives

Ok, I see your point.
Debate: Should the US have seatbelt laws?
Side: MY RIGHT MY CHOICE MY DUTY

YES it is a BIG DEAL on two levels, first MY RIGHT TO CHOOSE is one I personally take very serious, where do you draw the line exactly at infringement on my rights? On the second level, I am living proof that a strong case can be made for not being restrained in a belt, Had I been wearing one when I had my accident I would have died, no drama, just a fact and one that came straight from the police at the scene and the ambulance crew who worked on me. I would have died and again my life, my choices are not only my PRIVILEGE but certainlly my RESPONSIBILITY and by extension my RIGHT to manages the choices that affect them is one I hold dear.