My daughter is an EMT. Didn't take her to many car accident responses to get very particular about how her kids are buckled into the car. I almost always wear my seat belt. If I don't want to no law will make me, but I truly hate that nagging ding, ding, ding when I don't fasten it.

I'm glad I'm old enough I remember all the kids hopping in the back of who evers dad was driving and heading down the road. Was it dangerous if there was a wreck absolutely But so is sitting in any vehicle.

Anyone ok with motor cycles and has a problem with riding in the back of a truck well.....

I Also lived during the switch.

About 6 months back I did see a truck with bed full of black kids going down the in ramp to the interstate. I had not seen that in decades. First I was shocked then I smiled ear to ear rembering the fun of it and seeing the same looks on the kids faces. UNTIL I saw one of the kids throw out some trash from a candy wrapper out.

The very first funeral I attended was for a second grade classmate that was thrown from a pickup bed.

My folks put us in the pickup bed to roll around town and even down the interstate. It was fun for the kids but incredibly stupid.

No car seats back then. We never wore seatbelts either. We know better now. Same with, for example, cigarettes.

Wear your dang seatbelts. I couldn't care less if some of you have a death wish but the responsible members of society don't want to pay for your medicaid or social security disability if you live.

I can see having a law to make one have their lights on when driving after dark, because it affects other people. Is there anyway one could argue wearing seat belts protects others? I bet not many Amish buggies have seat belts and maybe not even lights.

Insurance companies like to play the odds. If you are in the minority and get burned up, just your tough luck !

Hate to tell you this it is a government control issue because they mandate it. Freedom involves allowing people to make smart, stupid, or just practical decisions. The safety nazis are some of the worse people when it comes to ignoring peoples' freedom. It really is not the government's role to try and protect people from themselves.

Slippery slope here.

There seem to be some folks against .gov telling a person (by law) they have to buckle up their child, but not okay with abortion.

ol' dad

Active killing a person vs telling them they have to do something for their own safety. You are making quite a leap