I was living in a different country when the seat belt law was passed there. Of course, a week later a cop caught me without it just pulling out of a fast food joint, and I paid the $50 fine. Since then, I never fail to wear it. And I've been in a couple of accidents where it did save my ass.

Yes, I agree there's a lot of stupid laws (specially here in PA), but this one is not one of them.