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posted November 26, 2002 02:48 PM
i like hearing the ones who argue for helmet law repeal.
they come up with all kind of excuses, it could break my neck, it restricts my view, blah blah blah
in an accident that was violent enough that the head motion and helmet added to it breaks your neck, without the helmet your head would be a series of bloodspots on the pavement. i'd rather have a chance to breathe another day, to ride another day. id rather have my mind intact. if i ama veggie, then i am a BURDEN on my family. my friends. and i am not talking financially, i am talking emotional. "when to pull the plug" etc. i pray i NEVER EVER EVER leave someone that decision. because even with a 'living will' there will be questions and doubts.
my helmet restricts my view striaght up if i roll my eyes up. it restricts straight down if i roll my eyes down. to sides, i cant seee edges of helmet in my peripheral vision. real restictions? none. as i look the direction iw ant to go, and my head is looking that way.
all of these are weak and stupid excuses. and they are illogical.
there is only ONE logical reason to repeal helmet laws.
it is because they are for revenue generation. they are for 'nanny state' and do-gooder props at election time "see i *care* about my bike riding constituents, i want them to be safe blah blah blah"
helmet laws are an unneeded law.
someone who is smart enough to wear a helmet, will wear one.
someone who is too daft to wear one, well, it is a self-correcting problem.
BUT
it is not my job, or government's job, to protect them from themselves.
to protect them from someone else, fine. i can see that.
i can choose to not ride with someone who rides helmetless. but they have that right. i can tell them "hey you know you can be really messed up if you crash and yer wearing a bandana", and to do so shows you care about their wellbeing. but it isnt right for me to force it on them.
just like smoking, or drugs, or alcohol or any other 'bad for you'thing out there. i choose not to do it, but i have no right in any way to tell you that YOU cannot.
live free!
vote freedom
vote away unnecesary laws
(like tennessee this year, we voted out a law making lottery illegal. i personally don't play lotto, but it is stupid to have a law on the books.
likewise here in town, liquor by the drink referendum, to repeal the law against restaraunts selling liquor. i dont drink, but again a stupid law that is useless.)
be safe. be smart.
(and look both ways before chasing the chicken across the road)
      
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