Friday, January 2, 2009

Reason 0015 : Compulsory Seat Belts

One thing I can never understand is the law requiring the use of seat belts in cars. Of course, seat belts are a good thing and no one can argue with the logic that seat belts help save lives in accidents. However, I personally do not like using seat belts as I find them restrictive and I think this is one area where the choice of belting up or not should be left to the individual.

It is to the credit of the Traffic Police that they have adopted a soft approach and have enforced this law by reminding rather than fining offenders strictly but I feel this issue is a little like euthanasia. If I have a death wish, this is my choice and my problem right? After all, people who knowingly put themselves at risk of death such as smokers and alcoholics are not fined for their bad habits.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

The real reason is probably the Gahmen needs to find more reasons to collect money from citizens. They have already managed to tax the smokers badly but this seatbelt thing is one area that they could get their hands on..

Anonymous said...

In case you don't know, loser, it is illegal to have a death wish in Singapore. If you tried to commit suicide and failed, you will be jailed up. So happy days in the prison! Suck your own ass

Anonymous said...

You have got to be kidding me. Are you running out of reasons or what?! Seems to me like you're clutching at straws and imaginary reasons to hate Singapore.

Anonymous said...

Maybe, just MAYBE, you can add another to the 1001:
"Traffic lights"

I mean seriously! Why should we give way? We don't need traffic lights, it's a waste of taxpayers' money! Let's just use our INSTINCT, I say!

You are good,yo. Keep churning the other few hundred, retarded, oops, I mean, compelling reasons, yo. We are all looking forward to some lemons everyday!

Anonymous said...

you are so crazy. hope you die from a car accident while ya dont wear seatbelt. fyi, in alot of countries including australia, seatbelt rules are even more strict.

Anonymous said...

CAN YOU JUST SHUT UP. PLEASE,if you have a death wish, just die yourself. Don't make others die. By enforcing this law, its for Singaporeans' own good. So if you dont wanna put on your seatbelt, just shut ur mouth up.

Anonymous said...

I know this is an old post, but it did make me chuckle.

Have you seen the damage a body can do when it is ejected from a car at speed?

It will happily go through several windscreens. I will let your imagination do the rest.

Anonymous said...

Are you THAT bored? Obviously you won't make it 1001. Know why? You're a fool who gave himself the right to whine about SIngapore. You're a coward. A coward who hides behind a computer a screen.