Seems like the old boys who did dirt track racing in southwest Missouri didn't wear seat belts arriving in their trucks with their race cars on trailers, but when they got into the cars for the race, they belted up.
I remember the argument about the cost of smoking-related diseases coming up very often in the 80s and it was completely fallacious. I can't remember the exact figures but I know the ratio is about right. It was something like this:Well to play the devil’s advocate (I never do that) the reason for seatbelt laws is people getting into car accidents, becoming disabled, and the state then being responsible for them. The idea is that seatbelts prevent head injuries therefore reducing the state’s end cost in the event of an accident.
Same with smoking. How many people receiving government assistance or free healthcare smoke? This costs the government money, and they don’t like that.
There's always two sides to everything. Good point.Well to play the devil’s advocate (I never do that) the reason for seatbelt laws is people getting into car accidents, becoming disabled, and the state then being responsible for them. The idea is that seatbelts prevent head injuries therefore reducing the state’s end cost in the event of an accident.
Same with smoking. How many people receiving government assistance or free healthcare smoke? This costs the government money, and they don’t like that.
Sadly, I think George Carlin nailed it on the head years ago. When he pointed out that “Americans are always willing to trade a little piece of freedom to feel secure”I'm thinking its all a slow march to tobacco becoming unavailable.. I doubt it will ever become illegal. It will be such a pain in the ass to deal with all the regulations that companys will just go away. This might happen pretty fast.. no one has the back of the smoker. When seatbelts became mandatory for grown ass men, that's when you could have seen this coming. A trend of laws to protect people from themselves..
But keep it clear, its not about pipes, cigars or cigarettes.. It's about a tobacco free world.
It’s called Cannabis and it’s only a matter of time.And to think, many of those wanting to make tobacco illegal are also advocating making marijuana legal.
Just a question do you inhale cannabis? I am seriously asking because I have never smoke cannabis. And will it give you cancer?It’s called Cannabis and it’s only a matter of time.
Somehow they never seemed to state anything about the numbers or proportions involved.
How about here it’s legal to ride a motorcycle with no helmet but illegal to drive a car without a seatbelt on. ?I'm suddenly reminded of something I've occasionally run across over the years, about motorcyclists in accidents with helmets getting more neck injuries, while those riding without were getting more head injuries. Somehow they never seemed to state anything about the numbers or proportions involved.
How about here it’s legal to ride a motorcycle with no helmet but illegal to drive a car without a seatbelt on. ?
Anything can give you cancer if you irritate tissues etc with it. You could give yourself skin cancer by constantly picking at a spot.Just a question do you inhale cannabis? I am seriously asking because I have never smoke cannabis. And will it give you cancer?
Same here. ?Hey, you can ride in the bed of a truck in Alabama.. but If you're in the cab, you gotta have a seat belt.
Do you remember the Subaru Brat? They had lower import duties if they came off the RORO ship with more seats (or something like that), thus the rear-facing plastic seats in the front of the bed with the handles sticking up for the rear passengers to hang on to.Hey, you can ride in the bed of a truck in Alabama.. but If you're in the cab, you gotta have a seat belt.
It takes a certain type of golf-playing, polo-wearing, flattop-having, visor and cargo short, and Birkenstock wearing woman to drive one of those.Do you remember the Subaru Brat? They had lower import duties if they came of the RORO ship with more seats (or something like that), thus the rear-facing plastic seats in the front of the bed with the handles sticking up for the rear passengers to hang on to.
Sounds like your writing your autobiography ?It takes a certain type of golf-playing, polo-wearing, flattop-having, visor and cargo short, and Birkenstock wearing woman to drive one of those.
We are one of the last states like that. Makes me want to buy the governor a motorcycle.How about here it’s legal to ride a motorcycle with no helmet but illegal to drive a car without a seatbelt on. ?
It takes a certain type of golf-playing, polo-wearing, flattop-having, visor and cargo short, and Birkenstock wearing woman to drive one of those.