At 04:35 PM 24/09/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Based on my almost half a century of motorcycling experience, I completely >agree with the all of the above. That said, I also don't believe in >helmet laws for adults (or seatbelt laws either). It is arguable that >helmets may cause accidents - you can't hear or see as well when wearing >one. My major reason for opposing helmet laws is philosophical. It's not >the business of the government to make decisions about me. I
When mandatory helmet laws were introduced in Australia (and indeed seatbelt laws too) the motivation was more about keeping the cost of post-accident medical costs down,pressured by insurance companies. Afterall,they only like taking our money,not giving it back. Prime motivation was cost saving,not regulating our activities or freedoms although I conceed,that's been a by-product. Steve O NSW Australia '92 Transporter WBX Kombi '00 Transporter Double Cab '03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck) |
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