helmet laws, just like any other law regulating activities that mandate any sort of 'health and safety' aspect are there because we stupidly allowed ourselves to be told we're too F'ing stupid to think for ourselves. some group of people whined and cried about DUI checkpoints, so we got them even though they were only 1.6% effective in KS one time.
http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Op...708/103762.pdf
I could go on and on about how all of these 'regulations' are possible because the people allowed one, but it falls on deaf ears most of the time because.....well, most of you demand that people be babysat by the nannystate because only THEY know whats good for them.
you brought it on us all.