Originally posted here by catch
Ignore 'em... my what myopic, childlike thought patterns you have.

Ignore them as the place undue psychological costs upon anyone involved in an accident with them.
Ignore them as they place undue financial costs upon my insurance companies.
Ignore them as the place undue costs upon the civil system.

Will you then blame the auto makers for people not wearing seatbelts like so many blame Microsoft for people not securing their systems?


Depends on how you define "works". If by that you mean "solves the problem" of course not, though the approaches used at fighting crime in New York clearly indicates that this is a good approach is properly enforced. If by "works" you mean "helps recovery and thereby mitigate some of the costs" then you are dead wrong and it works quite well.
Fines for civic costs, and targeted increased insurance rates... there is still that pesky psychological cost. Hell, people have seen worse on TV or at the movies.

cheers,

catch
Hey, no need to make fun of me 'cuz I wear glasses. *smirk*

And yes. Those who don't want to wear seatbelts will ignore those laws, and do all those things. They will not think of 'psychological costs' because quite frankly, those 'costs' will never cross their mind. They won't care about the 'costs' they place on your insurance...or on the civil system. Quite frankly, most humans are selfish, nasty creatures and do not consider the 'costs' they place on anyone else at any time.

I just recognize human nature for what it is.

And by 'works' I do mean 'solves the problem'. The only solution for the problem is to improve people's intelligence--and that won't ever happen.