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So -- the strongest argument for amending the State's seatbelt law is that some guy's kid might still be alive if the law was amended. Oh give me a break. I don't believe the current law says it's illegal if you DO wear it.

The online article hardly does justice to the actual statements this guy made. Sorry your kid was thrown out and killed, but don't try to blame it on the "loophole" in the law that made it legal to drive without wearing it. Next thing you'll probably try is to sue the State for not having a comprehensive law in place. Where has personal responsibility gone to in this country? Everything is somebody elses fault - NOT!!

"An Indiana House committee is expected to vote this week on legislation that would require those who ride in pick-up trucks and SUVs to wear their seat belts. Senate Bill 40, sponsored by Sen. Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne and Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, would also require those who ride in the back seat of cars to buckle up.

Indiana and Georgia are the only two states that exempt occupants of pick-up trucks from seat belt requirements.

Today the House Public Policy, Ethics and Veterans Affairs Committee heard emotional testimony from the father of a 24-year-old Kokomo woman who died one week ago in a pick-up truck accident. Megan Minix wasn't wearing her seat belt and was ejected from the truck in an accident near Burlington, Ind. on Feb. 9.

"This is the last thing I can do for her," said Darrell Minix, who urged lawmakers to approve the legislation.

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Herb Kauhry
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I agree, Herb. The TV news clips of that hearing reminded me of Don Henley's song Dirty Laundry..."get the widow on the set".

That man's daughter might still be alive if she had been wearing her seatbelt. She could have worn her seatbelt, no matter what the law says then or now. But, she chose not to. One has to wonder if Dad wore his seatbelt 100% of the time before his daughter died. One has to wonder whether or not he taught his daughter that she should wear her seatbelt 100% of the time. No law, then or now, would have kept Dad from setting a good example and teaching it to his children. No law, then or now, would have kept his daughter from looking out for her own safety.

Now, to get this thread back on topic, I have had trouble with the right rear (2nd row) seatbelt on my 2003 Explorer XLS. The height adjuster for the shoulder harness anchor was messed up from the factory making it nearly impossible to pull the belt through the adjuster. I complained to the dealer and they fixed it (after ordering a part). One has to wonder how a vehicle leaves the factory with an obvious safety defect.

Bob...

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rlbnews

"Things" make it out of the factory..... now - one has to wonder what your selling dealer calls a PDI. The pre-delivery is where these oversights are taken care of and the form Ford supplies leaves no room for interpretation. If you want to bark at someone for that one, bark at the dealer....

Of course, if the dealer wants to be a few bucks cheaper than the store down the street, he can always let the customer PDI it for him....... or it could even be the individual that performed the PDI - slam-dunking the antenna and signing off on the form without so much as considering what is right (and we meet those kinds of individuals daily - from the kid at the takeout window to the guy in the next office...).

Not sating that Ford doesn't make mistakes but it's important to throw our crap at the right fan...

Jim Warman snipped-for-privacy@telusplanet.net

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Jim Warman

I understand. There is no such thing as "zero defects" though some manufacturers in this country subscribed to that philosophy as early as the 1960s. The concept that pervades the manufacturing industry today is "statistical testing". They test a sample of the goods they produce and draw statistical conclusions about the entire population based on the results from that sample.

Yep, and I'm not happy about the way my Explorer left the dealer. When my salesman delivered the vehicle, I had to point out to him that they hadn't bothered to clean the heavy dust which had turned to mud off of the top of the rear bumper. The rear brakes were pulsating as I drove it off the lot which meant a trip back in the first week I had it so they could turn the rear rotors. The pad covering the steering wheel airbag was loose which required ordering a part. And then the seatbelt thing.

The dealer keeps calling me wanting to know if I'm satisfied with their service. I can't complain about the way I've been treated by the Service Department. But I feel I do have a legitimate complaint regarding the way my vehicle was delivered.

Bob

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rlbnews

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