Air Bags Can Kill

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(http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/18/airbags.presser/index.html), if the
owner of a vehicle or a passenger has a medical condition which would
put them at a greater risk from airbags, then they can apply permission to
disable the airbags in their vehicle. This also applies if a child must ride
in the front seat. But it doesn’t protect people who would need to drive
someone else’s car, or people who would give someone else’s children a
ride. It will only protect the vehicle’s owner and immediate family.
Although passing the rule that allows the owner of a vehicle to
disable the airbags is a good start in saving lives, it is not enough.
Everyone can’t have switches installed in their vehicles, just people who
meet the requirements set by the NHSTA. The government shouldn’t
have to decide whether or not air bags pose a treat to individual
passengers and drivers. As Henry Thoreau says in “Civil Disobedience”
Conversations p.642, “government is best which ...

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