Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 16:51:59 -0600
Reply-To: Fred Porter <fporterNOSPAM@EYRING.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Fred Porter <fporterNOSPAM@EYRING.COM>
Organization: EYRING, Corp.
Subject: Re: Dorking, Was:Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Kelly,
I dont think you are a dork for using your seatbelts or for thinking
that DLRLSRS are a good idea (the lights are a good idea) and I don't
have a problem with using seatbelts or using my own brain to command my
fingers to turn on my headlights eventhough the sun hasn't set (i don't
have DRLS). The problem i have is that every small interest group has a
problem they want fixed through legislation rather than taking it upon
themselves to educate people and let them choose for them selves (i
imagine i could set off an atom bomb right now if i brought up
abortion). If we were really concerned with health and dollars wasted
fixing people that get hurt by not doing something responsibly, then
there would be legislation against fat merchants such as McDonalds,
burger king, etc and taxes on fat people because circulatory disease is
the biggest killer in the USA (much more so than in other countries) and
HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars are spent taking care of these fat
people who aren't responsible enough to take care of themselves. Common
sense and personal responsiblity should be enough to take care of simple
things like seat belts and lights and to know that the 300 lbs indicated
on the bathroom scales says something is wrong. Guess you can tell i
have a problem with obesity and america's growing trend of greatness and
what it indicates about a person (health/genetic problems aside).
it just bugs the living *&%$# out of me when i can't turn something
off. Have you ever heard all the warning beeps, bloops and bongs that a
ford explorer produces for every senseless possible consideration to
remind a forgetful, carefree (ha, ha) american that he didn't put his
underwear on right side out?
geeze, it's happy hour!
thanks,
fred
Kelly Bauman wrote:
>
> At 12:29 08-05-98 -0600, Fred Porter wrote:
> >Eventhough DLRs have been statistically shown to reduce accidents, they
> >are still just another piece of unnecessary legislation, reducing
> >personal responsibility.
>
> If enough people were personally responsible with helmets, seat belts, use
> of headlights, etc. then you wouldn't need "unnecessary legislation" in the
> first place. Sadly, there are too many people who aren't "dorking around"
> with their safety equipment in use and you end up having to legislate it.
> The system also needs legislation for the car makers to develop and provide
> the safety options at a reasonable price.
>
> Kelly - Apparently a "dork" since I use my seatbelt and my DRLs
>
> Kelly Bauman
> Delta, BC
> '91 Westy
--
remove NOSPAM to reply
| 
