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- jobenly, on 10/11/2007, -39/+334As coit points out below, Bush was on his ranch. With regards to seatbelt use, tooling around on private property at presumably slow speeds is very different than going 75 on the highway.
I know people don't like Bush, but isn't this a pretty dumb thing to get hung up on? - acex23, on 10/11/2007, -22/+163in other news, nobody cares.
- imjustabill, on 10/11/2007, -13/+103He's on private property, so it's not illegal. He might not wear one when he's in the limo either, but most states don't require you to when you're in the back seat of the car. The rules apply, but he's not breaking them
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -88/+177Lots of rules don't seem to apply to Emperor Boosh.
- coit, on 10/11/2007, -14/+77And he apparently doesn't look where he's going when he drives either.
I really don't think he's required to wear seat belts when not on public roads, as in ON HIS RANCH. But then again, I'm sure none of the folks digging this have ever driven without seat belts, drunk, run red lights, or exceeded the speed limit have they? - NikoKun, on 10/11/2007, -33/+95The whole "Click it or Ticket" is just another ***** law that shouldn't be...
Don't get me wrong people should wear seat belts, for their own safety... It's just a good idea... but the chances that they will injure someone other than themselves, for not doing so, are so rare it's virtually impossible. Although it has happened, I'll give them that.
That doesn't give the police and government the right to threaten and scare people into wearing seatbelts by wasting our policemen's time, and filling TV commercial time, full of ads threatening viewers with futile threats... -_-
Under original US laws, the whole idea of 'traffic violations' and 'privilege to drive' is unconstitutional... And against that whole victimless crime thing.. - coit, on 10/11/2007, -14/+64What part of "ON HIS RANCH" was confusing to you? He was not on a public road, so he wasn't subject to seat belt laws.
- jbus, on 10/11/2007, -10/+46Honestly, the thought of Bush driving recklessly all over his ranch without a seat belt doesn't bother me.
- HunterTV, on 10/11/2007, -8/+38I never had sexual relations with that seatbelt.
- orbanj, on 10/11/2007, -3/+29"Update at 12:17 p.m. ET: Texas has also embarked on a "click it or ticket" campaign, including the display of a seat belt around the Alamo - but the law does not apply to private property."
- bobbknight, on 10/11/2007, -24/+47OMFG lets impeach him for this transgression er infraction of traffic law, oh wait he's on his ranch, ummm thats private property. Cool no cops here.
THIS IS SO ***** LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - lesfleanut, on 10/11/2007, -6/+23+1
While I'm not his greatest fan, I fail to see how this is interesting in any way. - beijingdave, on 10/11/2007, -9/+23Safer than hunting with Cheney.
- 5m0k3, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13Honestly guys... Get a life
- AcePup, on 10/11/2007, -28/+40Direct links to pictures:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/05/22/reuusa_.jpg
http://blogs.usatoday.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/05/22/afpia03bush22.jpg - Baconn, on 10/11/2007, -7/+18Not only is it legal, but it's also perfectly safe. It's not like Bush would have to brake suddenly for animals or wandering reporters who get in his way.
- mmacmu1, on 10/11/2007, -11/+21@NikoKun
The law isn't just to protect the individuals who choose not to wear their seatbelt, it is also designed to lower costs for government aid and insurance in wrecks. If everyone wore their seatbelt it would save taxpayers a lot of dough. In theory it also helps lift the burden from hospital ER rooms and ambulance services.
However, if Bush wants to drive on his ranch w/ out a seatbelt who cares? As posters have already pointed out it is a lot different driving along a ranch than on the interstate. - formergthing, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12President Bush doesn't actually drive anywhere. The only time he's touched a steering wheel in the last 6 years is for a photo op like this.
When he does drive in a car, it's in a town car or limo. He has a police escort, a whole group of cars around, and all the exits are closed on the freeways where he travels. I could give him a pass on wearing a seatbelt.
People in buses don't wear seat belts either. Nor do people on motorcycles. - GawtMilk, on 10/11/2007, -13/+22NEWS REPORT: President Bush has unprotected sex with wife during "safe sex campaign".
Same thing applies. This should really read, "President Bush shown driving without seatbelt on private property". It's not illegal, and it's not dangerous to drive without a seatbelt on your private property when you're slowly showing a colleague around. "Click it or Ticket" applies to people driving eighty miles an hour on the freeway without a seatbelt. Not to people taking friends around your ranch.
@mmacmu1
My dad has a friend who fell asleep at the wheel. The car drove off the road, hit a bump, and threw his friend out a window before rolling over a cliff. Had he been wearing his seat belt, he wouldn't have been thrown out of the car, and he would have died. So that's not always true. - jehanthebikekid, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9many ranchers also cut the shoulder strap.. using only the waist belt as the primary seatbelt. this is also true with many military service vehicles.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9@tazx
"It's a fact that seatbelts save lives. When a person drives or rides without one and so risking their life, they're not the only one that faces consequences. The loss of a citizen represents the loss of the all the years of economic activity & productivity you would have had, as well as a waste of the investment of education, medical care, social services, tax subsidies and so on you might have benefitted from during your life."
Just so I'm clear, you're saying that you are being fined for endagering the revenue your future self would generate for the state?
While not directly associated with your paragraph above, our statement does have a "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" vibe to it. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8Oh. MY. GOD!!! Let's hope he doesn't drive drunk, plunge into a lake and leave his passenger for dead while waiting two hours to contact the police.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7"Apparently the rules don't apply to our esteemed president. Didn't he learn anything from Corzine?"
And Gore uses enough electricity in his mansion to supply power to a small town - yet he's telling the rest of us what we should be doing to stop global warming. The private jets he flies in, the SUV's he uses.
Come on, don't split hairs. If any article like that about Gore ever appeared on Digg it would be sloshed off as Neo-Con propoganda just trying to discredit good ole' Al Gore.
Talk about a witch hunt. - carinishead, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7President Bush doesn't wear a seatbelt on his ranch??? OMFG! That's it. That's the missing piece I've been looking for. It's so obvious now: 9/11 was a conspiracy by the government.
- JK1150, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Like many said, Corzine was going 91MPH, Bush was just driving around his ranch...
- danz740, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6As a Firefighter/EMT, I've seen a lot of people die in car accidents and they all had one thing in common... I've never had to unbuckle a dead man.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4"Just so I'm clear, you're saying that you are being fined for endagering the revenue your future self would generate for the state? "
I dont care about that, but what I do care about is the vast amounts of money we would waste trying to save the lives of the people who dont wear them.
Ya its your life and your risk bla bla bla, but I bet damn well you are gonna expect our medical insurance to cover it too right?
They do save lives. Driving is NOT a right, end of story. If you want to drive, wear one or pay the ticket. - danz740, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4You can call ***** all you want. I have a website with different incidents that I've been to: http://www.valleyfires.com None of the people in any of those fatals on that site were wearing seatbelts. None.
And absolute statements can be correct when they're about personal experiences..... - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -7/+11The Bush haters look stoopid again. Corzine as a role model? He lands in the hospital for going over 90 without a seatbelt. He gets out of the hospital and gives a grand pseudo-sincere apology, and then he peels out doing 70 in a 55 zone. Pffft.
If he doesn't want to wear a seat belt on his own property, what business is it of yours? That's the most maddening thing about liberals, they always poke their nose into other people's affairs. I know you people want to quash every single freedom we have -- wear seat belts, don't eat trans fats, don't smoke in public places, don't watch violent Bugs Bunny cartoons -- but a man still has the right to do what he wants on his own property -- for now. - MrNastyOne, on 10/11/2007, -6/+10Did you forget who is on deck as Commander in Chief right after George Bush?!
/shivers... - robbielaney, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6Maybe you didn't catch the key part of the story. He was on his own property. How many of you wear a seatbelt while tooling around in your yard?
- scarebear, on 10/11/2007, -8/+12PRIVATE PROPERTY get a ***** life you losers
"Bush was driving around his ranch in Texas, giving a tour to NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer." - AKBryant54, on 10/11/2007, -8/+12"President Cheney"
Consider me bothered. - qwerty1263, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4How is this news?
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3If affects everyone else who shares your insurance carriers, and all the rescue people involved in saving your ass. My rates are high enough as it is without idiots making it higher.
- quami16, on 10/11/2007, -7/+10Agreed. You can not like the president all you want. i'm not a huge fan of his either. But demonizing someone is really pretty pointless. This is absurd and totally asenine.
- Solenoid, on 10/11/2007, -7/+10Remember, the seatbelt saves lives, so not wearing it increases the potential to be killed in a traffic accident, I really think nobody should give a damn about that IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE!
- Egoist, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4The fact that this article has amassed over 1500 diggs really speaks badly about 1500 of you.
- WestonP, on 10/11/2007, -5/+8Well, if this isn't grounds to impeach him, I don't know what is! :p
Seriously though, let's get back to worrying about his destruction of this country (and others), rather than nitpicking over his seat belt. - ineedacatscan, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5B.........F...............D...............
- AlexWills, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5It's a controversy because it's Bush. These Digg submitters who point out every flaw about Bush need to get a life.
- Ashra, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Let's not be ignorant of the law here folks. Click it or Ticket does not apply to pickup trucks or backseat passengers. Please read the law before making crap blogs about how the President is breaking one on his own private property.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Good god IMPEACH HIM NOW !!!!!!
I think he took a ***** yesterday that stunk...IMPEACH HIM !!!! - Charlotte_Web, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6FTA:
"U.S. News & World Report says many elected officials skip the seat belt, including Bill Clinton and former House Speaker Dennis Hastert. (Nancy Pelosi, the current speaker, wears hers about 75% of the time, according to the magazine.)" - deltronik, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3I'm pretty sure that in most states (I know in Georgia) seatbelt laws don't apply to pickup trucks and other "farm vehicles."
- atb12688, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4I guess he didn't learn anything from Ted Kennedy about driving safety either...
- combustion8, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2He's the man!!
- mcse2k3, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Think about it dude.... it's retarded. He's basically driving around in his yard, come on... what can possibly happen at 5-10mph driving around in the grass that may require a seatbelt? STFU
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5LOL... People will find any reason at all to bash on bush.
- CeeJayDK, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Actually if you are not wearing a seatbelt and you are in a collision and seated in the backseat, you will fly forward and slam into the person sitting in front of you , and very likely break their neck (as well as your own) , even if that person was wearing his/her seatbelt.
If you're alone in the car , then yes, the only one who will be killed is you. -
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