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That's not accurate as seal belt laws actually protect other people other than yourself. Think about a human flying through a windshield at 40mph hitting a pedestrian, or you flying around the car smashing into other passengers that were wearing their seatbelt.



Is that actually a real argument that anyone makes, pro seat belt laws?

Because that's patently absurd.


Yes, it is a very real argument. Real enough that social ads for seat belts are made around it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKHY69AFstE




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