Feds: All Motorcycle Riders Should Wear Helmets

[Avatard]

Federal safety officials want states to require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets, citing a surge in deaths since the late 1990s.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...031647,00.html

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Federal safety officials want states to require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets, citing a surge in deaths since the late 1990s.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...031647,00.html

As someone who is AGATT, I say FUCK THAT... The government shouldn't be policing personal safety, period.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

As someone who is AGATT, I say FUCK THAT... The government shouldn't be policing personal safety, period.

This. I look out for myself. Some other dumb shit wants to take themselves out of the gene pool that's their business. Just don't ask me to pay for their medical expenses when they fuck themselves up. If you want to choose to not wear a helmet, you take your own chances.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Just don't ask me to pay for their medical expenses when they fuck themselves up. ,

Even if the dude's insurance company has a rule saying the rider must wear a helmet, an emergency room can't deny care......so you will still end up paying for their care, just like with illegals.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Even if the dude's insurance company has a rule saying the rider must wear a helmet, an emergency room can't deny care......so you will still end up paying for their care, just like with illegals.

And likley increased ins premiums for all those who die, they will take it out on the rest of us.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by tommymac

And likley increased ins premiums for all those who die, they will take it out on the rest of us.

So you think if more people live and everyone wears helmets, insurance co's will stop raising rates?

[Avatard]

Adults can make this decision for themselves.

Fuck paternalism.

[wildchild]

you know it's going to come to that. no different then passing the seat belt law.

[101lifts2]

Gotta be insurance lobbying.

[the chi]

What OSP said. I'll wear mine regardless, but if I decide not to, that should be my decision.

Originally Posted by tommymac

And likley increased ins premiums for all those who die, they will take it out on the rest of us.

Exactly. Mine's gone up $10 a month in the last year. My last statement actually said something like "due to the higher rate of accidents on motorcycles of your make and model, rates have increased." Fuckers on gixxers. I've NEVER made a claim, yet I get to pay for everyone else's.