[jcp123]

Originally Posted by RedDevil

Fine if you make your own decisions, but what about the safety of others?

You may be allowed to buy a car without personal safety equipment, but not to sell it, nor take passengers - especially underage ones.

Then, once your health insurence learns what you drive your rates may rise quite some.

Unsafe cars may get a safety warning just like tobacco has, maybe with some nice pictures to boot.

That of course is part and parcel of the deal - you have to live (or die?) with the consequences of your actions and choices. It's partly political, I guess, but mostly philosophical.