Michael Capuano actually said...

But to pretend that seatbelts in a train is somehow going to, you know, restrict people's freedom and drive the ridership down is absurd.

So you are dotting your i's and crossing your t's before you make a public statement?

Do seconds matter on a train going 100 miles an hour?

I was under the impression it was no longer debatable that seatbelts in an accident at high speeds on any mode of transportation preferable ...