Seatbelt laws are in place for good reason – the government has a compelling interest in making driving safer. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2017), every year 25,000 Americans die and 2.5 million more are injured in motor vehicle crashes. These accidents cost nearly $50 billion dollars in medical care and lost wages annually. It’s true that seatbelt laws interfere with individual freedom. However, the costs of accidents are passed along to everyone who pays taxes, buys health insurance, or purchases goods and services. Traffic accidents, injuries, and deaths are a financial and emotional burden on all of society.
The topic sentence of this paragraph is “Seatbelt laws are in place for good reason – the government has a compelling interest in making driving safer.” What part of the passage provides evidentiary support for this thesis?
However, the costs of accidents are passed along to everyone who pays taxes, buys health insurance, or purchases goods and services.
Traffic accidents, injuries, and deaths are a financial and emotional burden on all of society.
It’s true that seatbelt laws interfere with individual freedom.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, every year 25,000 Americans die and 2.5 million more are injured in motor vehicle crashes. These accidents cost nearly $50 billion dollars in medical care and lost wages annually.