Seat belt rule and the money trap


The seat belt ruling for everybody in cars is about to be enforced, and that’s a good thing. But the question is: Will it reduce casualties or increase corruption?

I REMEMBER the car vividly. It was a bright red Honda Prelude, the type that has pop-up headlights, a mean machine that could really burn asphalt.

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