[Info-vax] Rust as a HS language, was: Re: Quiet?

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 4/7/22 12:06, chris wrote:
> On 04/07/22 15:57, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 4/7/22 10:45, Dan Cross wrote:
>>> In article <t2l82r$1s8o$1 at gioia.aioe.org>,
>>> chris <chris-nospam at tridac.net> wrote:
>>>> I don't like anything that claims or predisposes to protect me from
>>>> my own stupidity. Prefer the freedom to make my own mistakes and
>>>> learn from them. Not more nanny state, however fashionable it
>>>> may be...
>>>
>>> Seatbelts are for wimps, I guess. There's lots to be learned
>>> being thrown through the windshield of a moving car.
>>>
>>
>> Another problem, really but seatbelts are more of a matter of
>> political control than safety. Other wise most states would
>> not prohibit the use of 4 and 6 point belts in favor of 3 point
>> belts with high failure rates that are also harder to get the
>> occupant out of the car when overturned than the standard 4 or
>> 6 point belt.
>>
>> bill
> 
> 4 and six point probably came from aviation, 

No, from racing where they have been developed, tested and refined
in automobiles for decades.

>                                               but they are more
> expensive, so no more analysis needed there :-)...

Expensive isn't part of the argument.  Even if I am willing to pay
the added expense (and in many cases I would be) the various DOT's
will not allow their use.

bill