First of all...I should like to state for the record, that I, Bill O'Rights, have not ridden a motorcycle sans helmet since 1978. It was during that year that I pulled my Yamaha off of the top of me, sat down on the side of the gravel road that I had just wiped out on, removed the helmet, that heretofore I had only worn sporadically, took a look at the left side of it. Or rather...what was left of the left side of it. It had been almost completely ground away from the abrasion. I had ridden that exact stretch of road only the day before with no helmet. Had I crashed then...well, suffice it to say that any face that I have today would have been prosthetic. I kept that helmet. 28 years later...I still have it. It's a nice reminder of what could have happened. And I do bring it out on occasion. Usually to demonstrate to someone why helmets are necessary.
However...the government need not legislate laws to protect me from myself. I am fully capable of making these decisions for myself. In fact, nowhere, that I can seeing, is there any provision in the Constitution, or anywhere else for that matter, giving congress the authority to mandate the personal use of any safety equipment. Therefore, pro helmet as I am...I am adamantly against any form of helmet or seatbelt legislation. Period.
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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony
"Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus
It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.
Last edited by Bill O'Rights; 06-19-2006 at 05:41 AM..
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