Rumor has it that Bryan Pope may have mentioned these words:
>And thusly R. D. Davis spake:
> >
> > 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.
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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Received on Thu Jun 03 2004 - 14:16:54 BST