k how do some of you people think that it should be a choice? and think only kids should wear seat belts? You donut think kids look up to there parents and do everything they do. you smoke your kids have a higher chance of doing it, you drink your kids have a higher chance of doing it before the legal age, you donut wear your seat belt your kids wont want to. Even if u make them what about when they grow up and drive on there own? they probably wont think its a big deal. Then your teen can get into an accident and die won't you wish u would have pushed them to wear one. Also say you buckle up your kids and donut buckle up yourself....do u really want to get into a accident fly through the windshield and smash against the pavement leaving your kids in the car. The poor kids will see there mommy die and lay there in a bloody mess on the pavement and now they donut have a mommy to take care of them. Why risk having your kids see that? i know if i had kids i wouldn't want my kids to go through that. I think its a great idea to put people in jail for not wearing a seat belt because if you get fined $50 or something u will just pay it off and then jump in your vehicle not wearing a seat belt again.
I say it should be law, one can never tell when they might have an accident, and really, if someone is rushing to the point where they forget to put it on the chance of an accident could be very well increased. Here in Australia it is law, and you get a fine, and lose points off your license (if you can't pay the fine, then you can pay it off in prison) and at certain times the number of points one loses of the license increases, so that it has been known for people to completely loose their licenses. But that is deserved, I think, its the law, its there to protect, it should be followed.
Re: Seat belts, it's the law, but should it be???
Originally posted by Fiery Eyes
It is the law, but the big question is, should it be the law for everyone?? This story my husband told me, I just couldn't hardly believe. In a County in Oklahoma, a guy that my husbands works with, was pulled over fined $250 for NO seat belt and taken to jail for 30 days, for NO seat belt, that is the law in that county. To me, that is utterly ridiculous I can't believe that they can legally fine you that much and take you to jail. I can understand that little kids shld be buckled up, I can't stand seeing little toddlers being held by there mother while driving or running around in the car while there mother is driving. Anyway, what do ya'll think?
If the driver cooperated with the officer, which he probably diddnt, but if he did. That sounds like the officer abusing his authority. I owuldnt blame the law on this one, but the officer instead.
Indeed. Surely if the punishment was unjust he could appeal against it, but then there has to be some reason for it, after all police can't sentance a person to jail time, every crime has a limit on possible punishment, and that sounds like the most servere available for driving without a seat bealt...
Originally posted by liltiggasmootay
k how do some of you people think that it should be a choice? and think only kids should wear seat belts? You donut think kids look up to there parents and do everything they do. you smoke your kids have a higher chance of doing it, you drink your kids have a higher chance of doing it before the legal age, you donut wear your seat belt your kids wont want to. Even if u make them what about when they grow up and drive on there own? they probably wont think its a big deal. Then your teen can get into an accident and die won't you wish u would have pushed them to wear one. Also say you buckle up your kids and donut buckle up yourself....do u really want to get into a accident fly through the windshield and smash against the pavement leaving your kids in the car. The poor kids will see there mommy die and lay there in a bloody mess on the pavement and now they donut have a mommy to take care of them. Why risk having your kids see that? i know if i had kids i wouldn't want my kids to go through that. I think its a great idea to put people in jail for not wearing a seat belt because if you get fined $50 or something u will just pay it off and then jump in your vehicle not wearing a seat belt again.
Excellent point you have made there!! Thanks alot, I must say reading everyone's view points on this had made me re-think the seat belt situation. Thanks alot Everyone.