Saturday, May 21, 2005
"Click It or Ticket" - A Revenue Raiser Only
I don't wear my seat or "safety" belt, nor will the new campaign to "Buckle Up" have any impact on me doing so. If I want to fly through my windshield and be sliced and diced up, by God, I have that right!
"In fact, auto accidents and falls kill 25 times more people in the U.S. each year than airplane crashes and firearms accidents. Indeed, accidental drowning alone kills far more people than airplane crashes and firearms accidents combined".
...over 43,000 per year die in automobile accidents....
The argument to Buckle Up to "save lives" rings hollow. Look, let's not kid ourselves on what the intent of this is. It's a revenue generator only.
If the government was serious about decreasing auto accidents, most of which are caused by speeding, non emergency vehicles (your car and mine) would be limited to no more than a 40 mile per hour speed limit.
Another intrusion into my personal life.
I wonder if motorcyclist's will be ticketed for not wearing a safety belt? I've never seen anyone on a cycle Buckled Up. Huh...I wonder how they'll enforce that?! "Click my a**!"
© 2005
"In fact, auto accidents and falls kill 25 times more people in the U.S. each year than airplane crashes and firearms accidents. Indeed, accidental drowning alone kills far more people than airplane crashes and firearms accidents combined".
...over 43,000 per year die in automobile accidents....
The argument to Buckle Up to "save lives" rings hollow. Look, let's not kid ourselves on what the intent of this is. It's a revenue generator only.
If the government was serious about decreasing auto accidents, most of which are caused by speeding, non emergency vehicles (your car and mine) would be limited to no more than a 40 mile per hour speed limit.
Another intrusion into my personal life.
I wonder if motorcyclist's will be ticketed for not wearing a safety belt? I've never seen anyone on a cycle Buckled Up. Huh...I wonder how they'll enforce that?! "Click my a**!"
© 2005
Labels: Click It or Ticket, Revenue Raiser
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