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Limiting speed (below highway speeds) can be incredibly dangerous. Not being able to merge at speed is a non starter.

This is a non issue if putting on the seat belt fixes it.

See, now you're using the seat belt as an excuse to not avoid other risks.

Avoiding a car crash in the first place would definitely be the better alternative.

Are you a teenager, because this line thinking crosses into the territory of "I don't need a seatbelt, I'd just use my arms to stop my ass from getting flung out of the window, while having zero clue how physics works.

Do you think of the 6 million police reported auto crashes in 2022 (in the US if you're not from here) that most if not all the people involved would have rather not been in an accident in the first place?

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