Thank you, Christian brother, for teaching us how to evade the law.
You can thank the evil Sanhedran for inventing civil fines as an alternative to physical punishment. Would any of you prefer the whipping post as an alternative to paying a fine for not wearing seat belts?
Or if there public objection to seatbelt and speeding laws then why do you not petition your government to change them? Isn't that the "American" way?
Since I believe you have directed this 'shot' at me-
FTR, I don't believe I said one word about not obeying, or evading the law.
But thanks for the judgmental insinuation that I did.
The law only requires me to wear a seatbelt, which I generally do, when "on the road." It says nothing about how tightly said belt must be worn, to my knowledge. The reason I do not normally wear it very tightly (only tight enough to prevent me from going into the dash, if 'riding shotgun' or through the windshield, and if driving, and hopefully from having my chest crushed against the steering wheel, if and when we should unfortunately be in a crash), is because I have had two surgeries that split me open, including cutting my sternum into two parts from the belt line to my left ear, and the pressure is of a tight seatbelt on the resultant scar-tissue is extremely uncomfortable, when worn for long periods. In fact, I was not even permitted to ride in a front seat, by my surgeon, for about six months, after the two surgeries.
Unfortunately, unlike in many models of vehicles, one cannot slightly 'adjust' the seatbelt of our current vehicle to simply take this additional pressure off, while keeping the seatbelt relatively snug, which I would do if possible.
Why would you even suggest or imply "a whipping post" for someone whose seatbelt tension did not meet your own personal desire or idea of how tightly one should be worn?
FTR, I could receive a legal physician's written exemption to my even having to wear
any seatbelt, in the first place, which I have not done, simply because I am 'required' to carry this exemption with me, at all times, if not wearing one, when stopped, in KY. By law, seatbelt usage alone is not (or at least was not prior to the current General Assembly session, I do not believe) cause for any "primary reason" for citing for a traffic violation here in KY, and only a 'secondary' reason, again FTR, although some legislators have attempted to get this enacted, making it so.
In addition, by trade, I am a sometimes taxi driver. Were the seatbelt requirement to be enforced for drivers, on this job, I would never drive another mile, in a cab, for I am unwilling to place my own safety and life, as well as the life and safety of any other passengers into the hands of some passenger who could completely immobilize me, and rob me, or worse, simply by grabbing my seatbelt, and pulling.
I also suggest, if you are particularly a stickler for the "speeding laws" as you described them, stay off all roads completely, especially I-64, I-65, and I-264 in KY, near Louisville, and I-71/75, and I-275 in Northern KY, approaching Covington and Cincinnati. I wish to drive in a safe manner, and that means generally driving "with the traffic flow", however it is moving and flowing.
The posted Speed Limits in these areas may drop from the 70 MPH in the rural areas, to as low as 50, around these cities. The traffic, in up to five Interstate lanes, does not slow to anywhere near this posted speed, except perhaps during "rush hour" with the "bumper-to-bumper" traffic. Nor do I, when traversing such areas, as I have no intention of creating a traffic back-up or causing an accident, because others are not "as conscientious" about said speed limits. And even with a posted speed limits of 50 and 60, when the rush hour traffic is generally moving at around 35-40 MPH, I suggest that it would be absolutely insane, even though entirely legal, to attempt to drive at 60 in such conditions.
BTW, one can generally drive at the posted 70, fairly safely in KY on all the Interstates and Parkways in rural areas, except for I-65, where the traffic will generally run between 75 and 80, in these rural areas. And I have driven many multiple miles, many times, on virtually every one of these routes in KY, except for a stretch of I-24, one stretch of I-71, and the Audubon Parkway.
Ed
