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New A couple of points
First of all doctors kill a lot of people. But far from all of that is malpractice. Many operations carry a risk of immediate death. Patients are told that. They sign a form that warns them up front that general anesthesia carries something like a 1% risk of death. They know they are about to be cut up and this is a dangerous thing to do.

Now there is no question that malpractice exists and is a real problem. However if a doctor saws your chest open, cuts out your heart, and you die in the process, it isn't necessarily malpractice. Sure, the doctor killed you. But even a casual description makes it clear that you could die. It isn't necessarily the doctor's fault.

As for the other point, doctors who work in the ER may not hate cars. But they are sickened by the fact that people still don't wear seat belts. But that is a question of education.

My proposal for that is quite simple. What they used to get seatbelt laws passed was a simple device. A ramp. With rails. The frame of a car. And a barrier. Seat the person in the driver's seat and belt them in. Put a dummy without a belt in the passenger seat. Let go at the top, the impact is about 20 mph. The device is effective. It left people shaken and willing to vote for mandatory seat belt laws.

My suggestion is bring it back. Before you can get a car license you have to take the ride. A simple exercise in applied physics, part of your education. After they see the dummy fly out the window say, "When you drive the car, that passenger is your responsibility. Buckle up and make sure they do as well."

Cheers,
Ben
New Why restrict to wheeled projectiles?
Admittedly they are a necessity, and ignorance of their physics maims and kills. Every minute.

Maybe before anyone's first purchase of a projectile type weapon (of smaller size than a car):

One views some slo-mo photos of such a projectile striking a few places in the human anatomy. Before and after, with sound. And in color.

Lest there be any doubt that the fun stuff in movies is a bit different from actual. Lest one suggest later, gosh I didn't know it would do THAT..

(Once you've viewed this, of course - you get your sticker to present to the 7-11 attendant when you want your 2nd or maybe 25th 'pocket projectile launcher'.)

Just a thought.



Ashton
most everything visible IS about physics
New I rode that
They offered us the choice to ride it with or without the seatbelt. (Ours didn't have the co-pilot seat for the dummy, so I guess we were the dummies.) Only if you didn't use the belt, you had to close your eyes so you wouldn't know exactly when you would hit. I already wear seatbelts, so all it convinced me of was that it would hurt even with belts at only 20 mph.

But as for using it to convince people to pass the law ... Wouldn't it be better to have them at every testing location and make people ride it before taking their test? I don't need a law to tell me to wear a seatbelt, any more than I need one to tell me to wear a helmet on a motorcycle. Just like I don't need a law telling me to bring oxygen if I try to scale Mt. Everest. (Not that I'm about to try.)

In general, I don't like laws that exist solely to protect me from myself. Demonstrating how important seatbelts are is IMO the way to encourage their use. It should not be a way to convince someone to pass a law.
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     LP Release: Doctors & Guns - (Fearless Freep) - (46)
         Ain't that the truth. -NT - (bepatient)
         Funny how.. - (Ashton) - (11)
             Maybe I missed the joke. - (addison) - (10)
                 Er.. 'victims' Meant: of the non-policed MDs - (Ashton) - (9)
                     Noise levels - (mhuber) - (7)
                         Or maybe... Conspiracy!! to off gun-owners! - (Ashton) - (6)
                             When you say it like that.... - (addison) - (5)
                                 It's called______satire. - (Ashton) - (4)
                                     Believe me, I understand satire. - (addison) - (3)
                                         A couple of points - (ben_tilly) - (2)
                                             Why restrict to wheeled projectiles? - (Ashton)
                                             I rode that - (drewk)
                     Its a contextual issue. - (addison)
         The IoM report is here. - (Another Scott) - (1)
             Re: Nurses giving the wrong meds - (drewk)
         Reply from the DSGL - (addison) - (30)
             Swell.. yawn. But you still don't get the irony? - (Ashton) - (29)
                 Yes, I *get* the irony. The Irony is that you don't. :) - (addison) - (28)
                     Polarization is so easy. Thus popular. - (Ashton) - (27)
                         Sorry, but that's not consistent - (drewk) - (5)
                             Downward spiral? - (Ashton) - (3)
                                 But which is the "reasonable" fear? - (drewk) - (2)
                                     Re: But which is the "reasonable" fear? - (addison) - (1)
                                         Heh.. find self in basic agreement with Both of you,here:-\ufffd -NT - (Ashton)
                             Except... - (addison)
                         Which has nothing at all to do with this subject. - (addison) - (20)
                             While it all 'has to do with this subject' - our filters - (Ashton) - (11)
                                 No, Ash, it doesn't. - (addison)
                                 Let us parse, despite the 90\ufffd polaroid filter pair: - (Ashton) - (9)
                                     180 Degrees apart. - (addison) - (3)
                                         Uhh... - (CRConrad) - (2)
                                             yup, dont see many fist fights - (boxley)
                                             Re: Uhh... - (addison)
                                     Well Addison, you make your points here well enough that, - (Ashton) - (4)
                                         Thank you. Let me try to make at least one more. - (addison) - (3)
                                             En passant - (Ashton) - (2)
                                                 I believe your anger is misplaced. - (addison) - (1)
                                                     camels nose under the tent :) - (boxley)
                             Could be, but I doubt it. - (CRConrad) - (7)
                                 Its not fear. - (addison) - (6)
                                     A couple of points... - (CRConrad) - (5)
                                         The irony continues. :) - (addison) - (4)
                                             Oh, bullshit. - (CRConrad) - (3)
                                                 No. - (addison) - (2)
                                                     OK.. is it alright to change the scale, now? - (Ashton) - (1)
                                                         Precis: - (pwhysall)

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