Seatbelt debate rages on in Concord

With another battle over mandatory use of seatbelts pending in the state Senate, a key committee yesterday was urged by supporters to use common sense to save lives but warned by opponents not to infringe on Granite Staters' traditional "Live Free or Die" personal rights.

[Theodore Sattley]

I am appalled at yet another attempt by others to tell me how to live my life. It is my choice to wear a belt or not as it is my choice to wear a helmet or not. No amount of browbeating by those who think they know better is going to change the fact that we must all be left to live our lives the way that we want, free from intrusive government and holier-than-thou proselytes who wish to live our lives for us!!!

[Livefreeanddie]

I can not believe that this bill has even gone this far. What do these losers think that if someone breaks the seatbelt law and gets injured the state is not going to have to pay for them. I cant believe anyone would be happy to get pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt. If this law passes it will open the door to so much more. It seems to me we have enough damn laws and we dont need anymore. I can say one thing though seatbelts do help in crashes and I wear mine we dont need a damn law for it though. If someone does not want to wear a seatbelt who am I to say they should be given a fine who cares LIVE FREE OR DIE that what the f@$%ing state modo is people.