and children. Seat belts were invented for the purpose to help reduce death and injuries. An airbag is not as effective if it was not for a seat belt. “In the United States‚ a mandatory seat belt law was first enacted in New York in 1984. Lund et al. [6] found a nine percent decline in traffic fatalities in the first nine months when New York enacted mandatory seat belt law.” (Dissanayake 32) There are two types of mandatory laws‚ Primary Seat Belt Law and Secondary Seat Belt Law. Depending on the
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Benefits of Wearing a Seat Belt The use of seat belts is often the difference between life and death in the event of a car accident. It may take an extra second to buckle up‚ but that simple measure often has invaluable benefits--the most important being that it could save your life. Everyday Benefits * While driving normally at an average speed‚ the use of a seat belt provides the added benefit of security and peace of mind. When sudden stops occur‚ the seat belt reduces the chance of whiplash
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The Power of Incentives How Seat Belts Kill 1. The government put price controls on gasoline and the effect was more people bought gasoline because the price was reduced. Then they took the price controls away and the gas prices soared and there was a severe drop in sales. This could have been avoided if they just would have left the price of gasoline alone. 2. The purpose of his book was to call attention to various elements that made cars more dangerous than necessary. The result was the
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Cebu Institute of Technology – University Cebu City‚ Philippines Science Fiction: Space Technology By: Kendrick A. Mendiola A Research Paper in English presented to: Mrs. Raniza R. Romero February 7‚ 2008 Science Fiction: Space Technology Many ancient people‚ including the Aztecs‚ Egyptians‚ and the builders of Stonehenge‚ were interested in astronomy. Their writings and architecture indicate they studied the moon’s phases and movement. They related the position and the perceived
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Most people who talk this way and still refuse to use the safety belt are only hurting themselves. Back in 1989 it was said that if two-thirds of the population did not pass seatbelt laws in that year‚ motor vehicle companies would have to install airbags and automatic seatbelts inside of all cars. The National Highway
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car accident is because some persons do not wear a seat belt. The seat belt help the people to feel the impact of the crash but moderately. According to recent studies‚ the highest percentage of surviving a car accident is when we wearing the seat belt. However‚ there are people who believe that seat belt law violates personal’s rights. In the same order‚ some individual finds the seat belt very uncomfortable. In the article “Mandatory seat belt laws violate personal liberty”‚ the author specifically
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Seat Belts Save Lives We all have our daily routine from the time we get up in the morning till we go to bed at night. We make plans for the weekend with friends and family and don’t think about how it can all change in a split second. I now think more about the actions and choices I make and how they can affect not only myself but others as well. I was faced several years ago‚ with the shock that one of my best friends had been in a horrific car accident. He made several very unfortunate choices
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Mandatory Seat Belt Laws Every year thousands of Americans‚ if not hundreds of thousands‚ are seriously injured or killed due to the lack of seat belt usage. Some states in the United States have a law that requires only the driver to wear a seat belt‚ and some require only passengers of a certain age to wear one. Wearing a seat belt should not be considered just an age issue‚ it should be considered important for all people inside a vehicle to wear one. The states that are the smartest are
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Click it or Ticket. Mandatory seat belt laws are very important to have in every city and state. A seat belt save lives and saves and lowers insurance rates. Some people argue that it is too much government involvement but it is important because more people die and are injured from car accidents in this country. It is important for government to impose strict penalties for those who do not wear their seatbelt. In many cases some people do not wear seat belts because they are travelling not too
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the scientist made ages ago‚ about the evolution of the earth. Moreover‚ the theories of impact those asteroids had when they crashed the earth’s surface. The latest major impact event occurred in Kaali‚ Estonia about 700 BC. Scientists have even made theories about asteroids that are going to strike earth’s surface in 2012‚ 2036‚ 2128‚ which are just prediction. But the theories made on the asteroid that had stroked earth millions of years ago during the Jurassic time period. To practically learn this
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