3 Jun
2004
3 Jun
'04
7:16 a.m.
Rumor has it that Bryan Pope may have mentioned these words:
And thusly R. D. Davis spake:
And on two separate occasions, my brother would be pushing up daisies right
now *had he been wearing his seatbelt*. Yes, sometimes wearing that damn
thing can rob you of your constitutional rights, most notably the
constitutional right to breathe...
I'm not saying "Outlaw bicycle helmets and/or seatbelts." I'm saying
"it
should be the operators choice." If I want to spread my non-functional
graymatter all over the pavement, I could certainly do so in a manner where
a helmet/seatbelt would not stop me anyhow...[1]
Laterz (and end of thread for me),
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
[1] The state of Michigan (US) is looking at repealing the required
motorcycle helmet law, which is good. Would I stop wearing mine? Heck no!
The wind frells with my contacts, so I prefer wearing a full-face helmet
over 35mph (55km/h) anyway. But at least it'll be my choice...
--
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of that overprotectiveness, like required car seats, bicycle helmets,
While I do agree with you on some parts, I feel that bicycle helmets are
**VERY** important... A very special friend of mine may have been severely
injured or not here right now if she wasn't wearing her bicycle helmet.
She flipped over the front of her bike and smacked the helmet on the
pavement instead of her head.