Fasten Your Seatbdts
I'm pleased to see that the Ministry of Trans- port's report on car safety has poured a douche of cold water on much of the fashionable criticism of British car design, and even- more pleased to read its emphasis on the importance of seatbelts, which can do far more to make driving safer than any re-design of the car itself
have a fast car, and enjoy driving it fast, but I know I wouldn't dream of embarking on a long journey without 'belting up' first. What 1 don't understand is why insurance companies, in the face of all the evidence, don't offer a reduc- tion in the premium if a car is fitted with seat- belts, and threaten a deduction in the amount payable in personal injury damages to the driver and front seat passenger if the seatbelts are not worn at the time of the accident.
NIGEL LAWSON
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