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When mandatory seatbelt laws were first introduced, what bizarre argument did the public use against them?

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When mandatory seatbelt laws were first introduced, what bizarre argument did the public use against them?

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When mandatory seatbelt laws were first introduced, what bizarre argument did the public use against them?
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