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Originally Posted by Mink Islander
NH is the ONLY state without a seat belt law for adults. Could it be other states have figured out that the costs of dealing with those critically injured by not wearing seat belts is a financial burden on every taxpayer (higher insurance, Medicaid costs, etc.). Tell you what, if your willing to consent to having zero zip nada insurance coverage if you're injured in an accident when you WEREN'T wearing a seatbelt, then I say "live free or (and?) die. This is a reasonable law. It saves taxpayers $$$$. But if you'd rather not, then let's change the insurance coverages and you can do as you please at your own risk AND EXPENSE. If you libertarians don't like additional laws, then don't ask the average joe to pay for your stupidity if you don't wear a seatbelt.
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I, for one, do wear my seat belt even though the state does not require it because it's stupid not to. Not wearing it flies in the face of just about every accident statistic there is and also is contrary to my 30 years of experience as a firefighter/EMT. I am perfectly willing to have my insurance company charge me more if I don't wear it and/or deny coverage if I have an accident while not wearing it. I agree with Mink Islander about not asking the average joe to foot the bills for my stupidity. It's called accepting the consequences for your own actions. The taxpayers would save a bundle if we started doing that again.