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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I think healthcare does factor into it. My taxes go to pay for the idoit that rides his motorcycle without a helmet. More to the point, it increases the governments expenses so it behooves them to mitigate those expenses by limiting the damage one can do to oneself with helmet and seatbelt laws.
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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This is a great example of the huge problem with socialized healthcare. Now that everyone is forced into a healthcare system, most feel it's OK to legislate out things that are agreed to be dangerous or unhealthy. Who are you to say that I must wear a helmet? It's bad legislation on top of bad in my opinion.
Voluntary healthcare and voluntary helmet wearing is the solution that supports everyone's freedoms the best.
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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
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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That's an excellent point, they don't have the authority to legislate that. They have no jurisdiction over my body. Any law they pass regarding helmets is done through fiat. Government's job is to protect the rights of people, not to protect people from themselves. Riding without a helmet is not violating anyone's rights.