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Originally Posted by dar512
Society feels it has the right to specify the use of seat belts because society also pays a price:
So the argument that society should not intrude because it only affects me is a fallacy.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are bureaucrats with next years funding as their prime concern. They'll lie their ass off to make themselves seem important. When the numbers don't add up to their story, they change the counting guidelines.
Car-A hits car-B and shoves it into
parked car-C. The person in car-c has been drinking. That is an alcohol related accident, according to the NHTSA.
The NHTSA mandated airbags way to powerful. People started getting killed but it took years for them to change their position and allow 2nd generation bags.
The NHTSA claimed the best way to save gas was a 55mph limit, which would save 3% nationally when in reality having everyone inflate their tires to the proper air pressure would have saved 6%.
They fought tooth and nail against raising the 55mph limit because of the carnage it would create. When that didn't happen they started adding pedestrian and bicycle deaths in to bring the numbers up.
The NHSTA is a classic case of "Figures don't lie but liars can figure."
The The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is often quote in articles as the "Institute for Highway Safety" conveniently leaving the Insurance Industry connection out.
The Highway Loss Data Institute is another Insurance Industry baby.
Don't get me started on red light cameras and the heaps of horseshit they're piling on there.
