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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:33 AM Original message |
NYT/AP: Report: 48 Million Refuse to Buckle Up Seat Belts |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's a lot of damn fools |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. This Is A Self-Correcting Problem... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. So true. Unfortunately, families lose a beloved member in the |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Yeah, but some folks don't have the good taste to die immediately |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. We don't need a law to make it happen, that's nothing but an excuse |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. yes agree |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. Quick! Get the National Guard!!!! |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. One stubborn old rancher here wouldn't buckle up and loved |
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NJ_Lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
7. Same with motorcycles and helmets... |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. ...Or the EMTs |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
8. I won't wear one |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
10. What is particularly foolish about 'seatbelt laws' is the fact that you |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 08:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. It's illegal to have people ride in truck bed in most states. |
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NJ_Lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Oh, did you know most school buses have no seatbelts? |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. YES!! This is one thing I've NEVER understood!! |
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NJ_Lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Oh, I DEMANDED allright... They pretty much laughed at me... |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. But don't you know that kids are SAFER in school buses |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Buses generally don't have seatbelts |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
14. Are these the same people who won't signal when they change lanes? |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Probably! I posted that article, too. nt |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
18. candidates line up for coveted Darwin Awards... |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. My mom thinks a seatbelt might cause death /or to be trapped |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 10:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Just tell her this... |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 10:49 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. LOL! MY Mom, too. When they enacted the 'seat belt' law in Ohio, |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
20. I'll tell ya what you can do with mandatory seat belt laws and |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
22. I had a roommate who refused, she thought the belt would slice her in half |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. Well, they CAN injure your sternum |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 01:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Tell her about my dh. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
42. My SO and her parents were in a horrific car accident last year |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
25. I never used them until they made it the law |
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Mithras61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 11:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I think you're referring to the Flying Walendas... (n/t) |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. The old belts without shoulder straps weren't that much better than wearin |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
27. Talk about your "Stereotypes"... |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
28. What do helmetless cyclists and beltless drivers have in common? |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Interesting question |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Yes ... you hijacked this thread .... |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. There's a key difference here |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. While I wore a weapon for a goodly period of my life, I'm not in favor |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
31. Well, that explains the Bush voters. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. and they are idiots! |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
38. I have a friend who refused to use them |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
39. That's OK with me as long as they're RWingers and Bushbots. |
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ikri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
40. 48 Million mobile organ donors! |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 03:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I wasn't aware we had 48 million traffic fatalities. |
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Ciggies and coffee (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
45. The Insurance Industry wrote their annual checks.... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-15-06 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. my personal experience with seat belts.... |
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