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In response to "Well, hey, if you want to own a gun because you like shooting it for target practice or because you like how it looks, or whatever, knock yourself out" by Reagen

I think if you crunch the numbers, you could argue that the 'need' for your seat belt comes down to 'nearly zero'.

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Feb 16 '09, 15:43

I've been driving for almost 20 years, riding in cars for far longer, and I don't think one has done squat for me yet. But I still wear it.

As for "as likely to get you killed as not", that sounds like an exaggeration, but I get your point.

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I'd be willing to bet that the #'s for both home invasion gun-defenses and accidental shooting deaths in the home are roughly equivalent - Will Hunting Feb 16, 15:49 6
- the average person is in what, at least 3 accidents in their life? that's not an unlikely event. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:50 5
  - Oh shit! I have 3 accidents that are going to happen still. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:51 1
    - I've been in 3 that were not my fault at all. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:54
  - Every time you put it on, it's a 3 in a lifetime event. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 15:51 2
    - of course any GIVEN outing is unlikely to result in a crash. - loosilu Feb 16, 15:53 1
      - Let's not quibble over the definition of unlikely here. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 15:55
you're kidding, right? This time I'm sure, the numbers in favor of seatbelts are staggering. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:47 3
- If involved in an accident. I think he's saying that the statistics show that the majority of people are never involved in an accident where it... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 15:50 2
  - I seriously doubt that's true. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:52
  - but that's not the cost-benefit analysis. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:51
I'd disagree with that. A large portion of people will be involved in an automobile collision of some sort in their lifetime. - Reagen Feb 16, 15:47
I'm pretty sure if you crunch the numbers seatbelts would end up being much more useful than guns... - Guigue Feb 16, 15:46 3
- Sure, but when you compare number of times used to number of times *needed*, the results are still going to be "nearly zero". - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:50 2
  - Per travel maybe, but when you add all the car rides in a lifetime I'm sure the number gets much higher - Guigue Feb 16, 15:53 1
    - I'm not arguing that. - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:55

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I think if you crunch the numbers, you could argue that the 'need' for your seat belt comes down to 'nearly zero'.

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