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In order to live in a free society, with true rights afforded to the individual, each and every individual must have the ability to do absolutely whatever they choose so long as it does not interfere with the rights of anyone else to do the same. In a free society, individual rights and given alongside responsibility. It is up to the adult individual to choose for themselves how to live their life.

I personally will always choose to wear my seat belt, but it has absolutely nothing to do with it being a law. I believe that the evidence is on my side in conclusively showing that the use of a seat belt does effectively save lives. Is that a reason to make it illegal to NOT wear a seat belt? Of course not.

The point of the State should be to protect its citizens from each other and from enemies abroad, not from themselves. There is something terribly wrong with a society that feels it must mandate a thing as basic as a seat belt. I can not think of any likely situation where not wearing a seat belt would in any way harm anyone else than the person not wearing it, and so the philosophical foundation is that of the paternal State, looking after the irresponsible child.

As a sentient human being I find it absolutely insulting to be told that I have to buckle up because the State tells me to. Any rational, responsible adult should feel the same.

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