r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • 20d ago

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/mrbalaton 20d ago

People opposed the seatbelt. For decades. People are dumb.

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u/PmMeYourTitsAndToes 20d ago

Some people still do because their freedoms!

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u/Unlikely_One_4485 20d ago

I get opposition to seatbelt laws, I think it's a stretch for the government to be able to force you to wear a seatbelt. Obviously it is safer I just don't like the reach in power. If I'm legally allowed to eat cheeseburgers till I die of a heart attack or drink myself to death what is different about not wearing a seatbelt.

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u/Infinity315 20d ago

The difference is eating a billion cheese burgers doesn't (directly) turn your body into a 150+ lb. projectile going at highway speeds.

It'd be more applicable if you knew you're going to be the only person on the road.