Helmet laws - Page 3

 
Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:


You know me; I'm only pretending to be well informed while I go about
making up stuff that I hope and pray sounds plausible.

But I will say, that GROTESQUELY OBESE people cost society more than
uninsured motorcyclists, and uninsured motorcyclists are MUCH EASIER on
the eyes.

 tomorrow@erols.com wrote:

The one thing I do notice is that about 2-3 mornings a week,
there's a major commute artery backed up by a motorcycle
accident.

I don't mind the dollar costs of unhelmeted motorcyclists so
much, but it appears to take forever to scrape them up off
the roadway, take the snapshots, write the reports etc.

It seems more than a little inconsiderate of them to inconvenience
their fellow motorists like that, so maybe you could find a case
for helmet laws in there someplace.

 
Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:


I find a compelling case for helmet usage; I've hard pressed to find
the case for helmet laws, except for minors.   And it's not from not
looking, either!

 tomorrow@erols.com wrote:

Perhaps the same reason there are laws againt jumping off
bridges, going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, etc. It tends
to be messy, and if you're going to do it, maybe you should
be required to post some sort of deposit to pay for the cleanup costs.

Apart from that, I'd have to agree that government has no business
interfering with our God given right to be stupid in the manner we
deem most appropriate, be it politics or riding without a helmet.

 Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:

I also note that a fair amount of commuters are single
occupant vehicles. How inconsiderate! They are taking
up more than their fair share of the roadway.

Along with the helmet law, lets include regulation that
says commuters must carpool or take the bus.[1] That
should reduce traffic volumes by an easy 50% - probably
much more!

-- Michael

[1] Of course, motorcycles would be the only exception
to this rule. [2]

[2] And they would not be forced to carry passengers.[3]

[3] Because I wouldn't want to take a pillion on my commute. [4]

[4] Spoils the handling, don't ya know.