[Mpls] How quickly we get used to a smoke-free environment(but not to Hooters)

[Tim Bonham]

>Try as I might, I cannot think of a better moniker than "nanny-state" to
>describe
>. . .
>  those ridiculous seat belt laws
>. . .
>Mike Thompson
>Windom

         But Mike, the whole idea of 'seat belts' came from your 
private sector, the automobile manufacturers.  It was pushed by them 
as a cheap way to avoid the proposed 'air bags', and their lobbying 
power forced it in over the objections of auto safety agencies.  And 
they managed to sneak a little goodie into the law, making it hard 
for people injured by unsafe auto designs to sue the manufacturer.

Eventually, the automobile manufactures came up with the idea of 
making these a special 'safety' option, that they could get people to 
pay extra for.

If only they had thought of that in the 1960's, think how many lives 
would have been saved on our highways!

Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson