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Originally Posted by hulk
You're just asking to foot the bill for massive cosmetic surgery, quadraplegics, comatose patients. Bad idea.
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So if we just have people wandering around with a shot gun and kill the people who wipe out on their bikes and eliminite the whole - living for years in a vegatative state at the taxpayers expense - the problem is solved right?
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Originally Posted by hulk
hey're not the only ones affected - their friends, their families have to deal with the pain involved.
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Not a good reason for the government saying they shoudl wear a helmet, they shoudl wear a helmet for their own good... because they want to protect themselves... and perhaps their loved ones...
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I wouldn't be surprised to see insurance companies add caveats that if the rider is determined to not have been wearing a helmet then they aren't covered. This would be the equivalent action.
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A motorcycle, like any other vehicle, has to be insured... if a person chooses to not wear a helmet, then they should have higher insurance rates for the motocycle.