helmet laws was : 4th of July Hypocricy (was: OT Celebration)

From: Stan Sieler <sieler_at_allegro.com>
Date: Tue Jul 10 14:14:19 2001

Re:
> >If there's an outcry against helmet laws, here's a simple solution.
> >Require riders who don't wear helmets to either get additional "no helmet
> >inurance,"
>
> That appears to be exactly what the state of Florida has done. So
> far it seems to be working. The motorcycle riders are now happy since they
> don't have to wear hwelmets, the insurance companies are very happy $$$$$$
> and the state isn't caught in the middle any more. FWIW it's rare to see a
> rider wearing a helmet around here now and I haven't heard of any cases of
> peole being busted for not having insurance.

My wife tells me that the availability of organs for transplant declined
when helmet laws were implemented here in California. Maybe that means
people who need transplants should move to Florida? :)

Re: Eric's dumb anti-Libertarian argument. No, Libertarians don't want
other people to pay the costs. Ideally, if a Libertarian doesn't wear
a helmet, and crashes, and incurs costs, he/she would have agreed that
their estate should bear the cost: i.e., personal responsibility!

Stan Sieler sieler_at_allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler
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