It's for both reasons when it's should be just for one. There's not direct conspiracy. It's a side effect of good intentions executed by a cash strapped system. It's the hand in the college fund jar.
I'm not focusing primarily on the direct revenue that it brings police departments and cities through fines, but more so on general taxpayers and societal costs. Here is a blurb from policyalmanac.org that explains it just as well as I could:
Sure it should. It's a BLATANT example of the hypocrisy surrounding seatbelt law. LMAOOOOOOO That's MY personal car. You're comparing my requiring passengers who ride in MY car to the government telling all people that they have to wear seatbelts??? Wow. Some of you are really grasping at straws here.
This is the reason for the law. If you see it as a money-grab, so be it, buckle up and you can deprive the state of their ill-gotten gain. Protecting you and your family at the same time. Otherwise, the revenue generated from people unwilling or unable to look out for their own safety and well-being is money well earned.
lost in all of this is there is someone who openly wished for the death of another poster and he's still around.
^^ #70...it didn't go unnoticed. Pretty quick to go there, too. I didn't think it had elevated to that level...nor should it ever.
I guess that's where we differ. I just don't care about the financial side effect of a law that literally saves lives. If just one person wears a seatbelt (who otherwise wouldn't) strictly because of the law, and that person gets in an accident where the seatbelt saves his/her life, to me, that makes it all worth it. Like I said earlier, if you want to talk about speed traps, cops pulling people over for going 40 in a 35 or for not coming to a complete stop at a stop-sign in the middle of nowhere or turning right on red, etc. etc. etc. I agree that those kinds of things are TOTAL cash grabs. I just don't agree that the seatbelt law is anything like that.
If the basis behind your argument is the restraint on personal freedom, shouldn't you be against every law that does not involve the personal safety of others? But I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. But one last thing, don't forget that having a driver's license is a privilege, not a right. In order for you to enjoy that privilege, you must follow certain rules. The same goes for the rules you set forth for your own passengers, if they want a ride (privilege), they have to follow your rules. Not sure how it's any different.
