Airbags and Seatbelts Don't Make You Safer

[DRoseDARs]

[Jaakko]

Now this is what Stew's threads are all about - threadjacking.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Jaakko


It's Kimura-sensei wearing a Daddy Hat.

Oh, it's him. Why didn't you say so?

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[TCO]

Re: Airbags and Seatbelts Don't Make You Safer

Originally posted by Boddington's
They simply make you take more risks. Their advent has probably caused driving to worsen.

Disagree?

Well then, consider this. Do you think you'd drive as you usually do, or safer, if you had a dagger sticking at you from the centre of your steering wheel?

Thus airbags and seatbelts make people take bigger risks.

Discuss.

I think there is an impact from this. But I think that net/net you are better off with them there. I already know that there are plenty of dangers out there. And I've had accidents before. So the seat belt doesn't have that much of an effect to make me more dangerous. But it will help me if something happends out of the blue (expecially something where my actions are irrelevant...like the other idiot hitting me.)

WRT the dagger example. Yes, I would drive more carefully with that dagger there. But would I BE safer? NO! The net/net would be to make me less safe.

[Dauphin]

If Bods doesn't want to wear a seat belt and wants to have a dagger on the dashboard/sterring wheel, then let him. Its his funeral.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin
If Bods doesn't want to wear a seat belt and wants to have a dagger on the dashboard/sterring wheel, then let him. Its his funeral.

Sounds like it would be best all round SD I'll bring the party poppers and the jelly

[DRoseDARs]

But what would we ever do without his contribution of such memorable trolls...?

[axi]

If you think that by having an airbag, you've become immortal and do foolish stunts, then no, they don't make you safer.

What has the greatest net effect on making you safer is good maintenance of your car and of the road system. Driving with worn tyres, or without break lights is just calling for trouble.

[Jaakko]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison


Oh, it's him. Why didn't you say so?

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You didn't ask.

Just watch more anime and you'll run into him eventually.

[Provost Harrison]

I'll pass on that

[orange]

Bods is right. When I drive in my car with seatbelts and airbags, I routinely jump gorges that I wouldn't otherwise attempt.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Jaakko you didnt answer the question

How would you drive if you had a knife strapped to the steering wheel?

Is it a steering wheel with an airbag inside?that could be dangerous whther you wear a seatbelt or not.



ACK!

[Provost Harrison]

Do I detect a soupcon of sarcasm there orange

[TCO]

What is anime?

[orange]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Do I detect a soupcon of sarcasm there orange

I'm never sarcastic.