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Not wearing a seat belt should be illegal for many reasons. Seatbelts are designed to keep you safe from harm in an accident. If you do not take caution when riding in a vehicle, it may cost you your life. If not wearing a seat belt is illegal, we could prevent others (and ourselves) from harm.
Did you know that not wearing your seat belt exposes you to broken bones or other injuries? If a car crashes, the seat belt will prevent the passengers from slamming into the dashboard/seat in front of them. And yes, airbags do cushion your body, but sometimes that it not enough. In fact, over 90 people die each day in the U.S from car accidents, with many of the deaths caused by not wearing a seat belt. If we create seat belt laws, we can hopefully decrease that number.
Some people belive that you should not wear a seat belt in case of an emergancy that requires you to quickly evacuate. But, you can easily unbuckle your seat belt. If you seat belt gets jammed, it is possible to cut the seatbelt or squirm out of it.
Others think it is ok to not wear a seat belt if they are almost home, if they are not going a long distance, or if they are driving slow. The National Transportation Safety Board has said that there have been crashes with vehicles going at speeds less than 40 miles per hour! It doesn't matter if you are going slow, or you are almost there, there is still a great risk of you or someone else to get seriously hurt.
In conclusion, there are many reasons that not wearing your seat belt should be illegal. Not doing this increases risk of injury or death. Even if you think you will be just fine, you should always take great caution in these things. So the next time you consider not wearing your sealt belt, just think about the consequences.
