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- From: crpresto@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Charlie Preston)
- Subject: Re: Seat Belts Releasing in Crashes: Institute for Injury Reduction
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.224828.12509@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:48:28 GMT
- References: <1992Nov20.151917.20722@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> <1ejmb4INNl2l@travis.csd.harris.com>
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- In article <1ejmb4INNl2l@travis.csd.harris.com> kbeal@amber (Ken Beal) writes:
- >Charlie Preston (crpresto@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu) wrote:
- >: BTW I do *not* want air bags in my vehicles!
- >
- > Why not? I agree with your discussion of collision avoidance, but
- >I'd want as many backup systems keeping me alive as possible.
- >
- IMHO devices that make people 'feel safe' (large bumpers, steel beams in
- doors, safety glass, padded dash, etc.) contribute to the number of
- incompetent people who operate motorized vehicles. Have you ever met someone
- who refused to drive or ride in a particular car because s/he didn't 'feel
- safe'? (Often the excuse is the car doesn't have enough metal.) I believe
- that if people associated a greater risk of serious injury or fatality with
- driving there would be better drivers, fewer drivers and a lot fewer
- collisions.
- The term moral hazard is sometimes used in the insurance industry to
- describe a particular behavior in humans: if a person perceives that risk of
- loss is redused, then s/he will accept more risk or participate in riskier
- activities.
- I don't care to pay for a lot of 'safety equipment' on a vehicle which
- does nothing to improve or assist my driving. On my car it is just extra
- baggage.
- --
- Chas DoD #7769
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