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Originally Posted by SmokingSS
look at it this way, how many of you wear your seatbelts every time you go out driving?
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I do.
I'd rather have an air bag then not, in almost all cases. Newer bags have improved technology that adjusts the release rate and such. And as mentioned, I do not want to taste the wheel. Did you ever see the cockpit picture of Earnhardt's car from Daytona? The wheel was mangled & blody. And he had a cage, a (poorly installed, it seems) harness, and a helmet (subbornly, an open face one).
Most people don't care about safety until after the accident. Like the bike guys who don't wear helmets until they get in accidents, then they do, like Gary Buesey (sp?). Or the guys who wear the little tiny helmets. Look at j0n's pics & story. Imagine if he were wearing one of those little skull helmets. We might all be wearing black suits today if he were. But I guess that is their 'right to choose'.
I still think seat belts> ABS > air bags, but air bags have their place. If insurance companies give discounts, that means their massive stockpile of data shows clear advantage.