tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955569682734184307.post1095721502354684353..comments2023-05-13T05:31:29.844-04:00Comments on The Hubster: Dangerous decisionJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16952618158664674100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955569682734184307.post-77385605887631819672009-07-10T00:11:37.544-04:002009-07-10T00:11:37.544-04:00I buckled up back in 1968 when we got our first ca...I buckled up back in 1968 when we got our first car that had seat belts. OTOH, as a young man (early 20s), I was excited by the fact that the Jerry Williams drive to eliminate the seat belt law won, even though I continued to buckle up faithfully. At the time, I was impressed that we told the government to stuff it. Now, as an aging boomer, I long ago came to the understanding, that buckling up saves lives, of the driver, the passenger, and other drivers and passengers when people are secure enough in their vehicles to maintain some control in an accident, and we can't leave it to their good sense to buckle up.acfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476350848317550893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955569682734184307.post-48831396169415631812009-07-09T10:55:28.760-04:002009-07-09T10:55:28.760-04:00It's especially shocking given how terrible Ma...It's especially shocking given how terrible Mass drivers are. I tried driving for about a minute in Boston without a seat belt to see how it felt; I felt the danger akin to base jumping without a parachute.E. Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607894116262911826noreply@blogger.com