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Old Oct 1, 2001 | 12:37 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SMessier:
hey -- what do you expect from the guy who says seatbelts in cars kill people since it provides them with an incentive to drive faster and more dangerously!</font>
I haven't heard of that, but on a similar note, it is true that ABS doesn't improve safety overall because drivers with ABS don't slow down on wet roads. Insurers stopped giving discounts for having ABS because the expected decrease in collisions didn't pan out.
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