Occasionally in Significance we receive an argument that flies in the face of the apparently-obvious and contradicts established wisdom. We present one such here. We hope it will stimulate debate. Seat belt laws probably affect more people than any other single piece of safety legislation. The first came into effect in the state of Victoria in Australia in 1970; by 1991 over 80 jurisdictions world wide had laws compelling drivers and some passengers to wear seat belts1. Around the world hundreds of millions of motorists are now obliged by law to belt up. John Adams believes that seat belt laws should be repealed — and he has statistics ...
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