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

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Jul 10 16:51:27 2001

Sadly, not all libertarians have estates large enough to cover the cost of
cleaning up a messed up helmetless head.

Does that mean the "STATE" should bear the cost? I think not! Not even a
libertarian would agree with that, would they?

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Sieler" <sieler_at_allegro.com>
To: "joe" <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>; <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: helmet laws was : 4th of July Hypocricy (was: OT Celebration)


> 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
>
>
Received on Tue Jul 10 2001 - 16:51:27 BST