Re: PING Obveeus: Black Helicopters Ahead

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:26:10 GMT, kenny blankenship
<blank@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <nuupn3ho2kottvn7d79iuqrcl325ron0pm@xxxxxxx>,
shawn <nanoflower@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:53:54 GMT, kenny blankenship
<blank@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm against mandatory helmet for cyclists because it does very
little to reduce the rate of injuries or the severity of injuries
and it reduces cycling in general. I'll agree with your but, and
add in the proviso that cyclists who ride without a helmet are
forced to take COMPLETE responsibility for the consequences of
their decision exactly the way motorists who drive without a helmet
are required to take COMPLETE responsibility for the consequences
of their decision.

The problem is they don't take complete responsibility and never
will. If they get injured they will get treated for their injuries.
If they can't pay then the hospital will eat that cost and spread it
to everyone else. So, in the end, the cyclist takes responsibility
for any injuries that happened only if they can afford that
responsibility.

Just like motorists.

Way more people die or receive head injuries in motor vehicles (i.e.
cars and trucks) then on cycles. Way more people receive head injuries
falling in their bathtub than cycling. Yet only cyclists are required to
wear helmets?

If you are going to try and bring up a new point at least think it
through. Proportionally there are more cyclists that get hurt riding
given the number on the road than there are hurt driving compared to
the number of people that drive. Same goes for people falling
(especially if you take out those people that get hurt due to someone
not watching them like parents or caretakers) in the bathtub.

.

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