Posted by saddlebag on July 4, 2011, 12:39 am
> You've got it all wrong: it is liberal nanny-staters who would require all motorists to encase
> themselves in kevlar-reinforced bubble wrap before hitting the road.
You both got it wrong. Liberals generally tend to favor laws that
protect themselves or others from bad people e.g. pollution laws, food
safety laws, and the like, while they stand up for personal freedoms.
Think about it, which party is for drug legalization and which one
fears it would be the end of the world?
Some people in both parties are overly paternal and think it's their
job to be everyone's guardian; more often than not, they are
Republicans. But the Republican party is also filled with the bad
people who would pollute your environment and shit in your food if
they could make a quick buck off it, which may be why some people
associate them with "freedom" lovers...
Posted by Jared on July 4, 2011, 3:36 am
On 7/4/2011 12:17 AM, Frito Pendejo wrote:
> You've got it all wrong: it is liberal nanny-staters who would require
> all motorists to encase themselves in kevlar-reinforced bubble wrap
> before hitting the road.
> Like seat belts, helmets are a good idea. But where do we draw the line?
> Head injuries can occur in car crashes, which is why race car drivers
> wear helmets. Should helmets be just as mandatory for car drivers as
> seat belts? More injuries can be prevented by reducing the speed limit
> to 25mph. If reducing the speed limit to 25mph is more effective and
> cheaper than retrofitting every vehicle with kevlar-reinforced bubble
> wrap, shouldn't there be a law mandating it?
Never mind that straw man, how about ABS? Mandating it for motorcycles I
mean.
If Honda can put ABS on a 250 for $500, there's no excuse for not having
it on other bikes.
In Europe, more people see the wisdom of ABS for some reason.
--
Jared
Posted by saddlebag on July 4, 2011, 8:45 am
> On 7/4/2011 12:17 AM, Frito Pendejo wrote:
> > You've got it all wrong: it is liberal nanny-staters who would require
> > all motorists to encase themselves in kevlar-reinforced bubble wrap
> > before hitting the road.
> > Like seat belts, helmets are a good idea. But where do we draw the line?
> > Head injuries can occur in car crashes, which is why race car drivers
> > wear helmets. Should helmets be just as mandatory for car drivers as
> > seat belts? More injuries can be prevented by reducing the speed limit
> > to 25mph. If reducing the speed limit to 25mph is more effective and
> > cheaper than retrofitting every vehicle with kevlar-reinforced bubble
> > wrap, shouldn't there be a law mandating it?
> Never mind that straw man, how about ABS? Mandating it for motorcycles I
> mean.
> If Honda can put ABS on a 250 for $500, there's no excuse for not having
> it on other bikes.
> In Europe, more people see the wisdom of ABS for some reason.
In Europe, people tend to ride their motorcycles beyond the nearest
tavern.
Posted by Twibil on July 4, 2011, 1:48 pm
> In Europe, more people see the wisdom of ABS for some reason.
In Europe, the riding population tends to see motorcycles more as a
legitimate means of everyday transportation, and less as an expression
of independent/macho manhood.
Posted by Hog on July 4, 2011, 2:00 pm
Twibil wrote:
>>
>>
>> In Europe, more people see the wisdom of ABS for some reason.
> In Europe, the riding population tends to see motorcycles more as a
> legitimate means of everyday transportation, and less as an expression
> of independent/macho manhood.
And very few bikes here outside the big touring sector have ABS
--
Hog
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