tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post114974325042866817..comments2023-10-08T11:32:10.228-04:00Comments on The Western Right: Motorcycle HelmetsA.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11066306250335250019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-1150079946213834892006-06-11T22:39:00.000-04:002006-06-11T22:39:00.000-04:00To add to Dan's comment, in the event of a motorcy...To add to Dan's comment, in the event of a motorcycle accident, at least keep the guy's brains in something rather than having them spattered all over the road...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-1149889047089541872006-06-09T17:37:00.000-04:002006-06-09T17:37:00.000-04:00The slope can be very very slippery, Dan.The slope can be very very slippery, Dan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-1149751803743944902006-06-08T03:30:00.000-04:002006-06-08T03:30:00.000-04:00I'm personally in favor of people being required t...I'm personally in favor of people being required to wear helmets. There's more to this issue than meets the eye. Let's say some soccer mom is driving her kids to soccer practice and gets into a wreck with a motorcyclist who wasn't wearing a helmet. The person on the bike dies because he wasn't wearing a helmet. Regardless of who's fault the accident was, the death of that rider will weigh upon the soccer mom for some time. I know it would me. And who knows about the kids riding along too. <BR/>Also, your suggestion to just raise insurance rates on those who ride without helmets would be uninforcable. I could say I wear a helmet. But that doesn't mean I do. How would the insurance company find out?<BR/>Finally my brother has a history of riding motorcycles. I've tried on his helmet and my view is not obstructed. But even if it did, I've been in cars where the B pillar obstructs my view more than the helmet could have. With the helmet I at least have the liberty to move my head (and therefore the blind spots)which I don't have in any car. Plus his helmet offers air vents to help create a breeze through the helmet much like having windows down on a car. So those arguements are pretty weak once you really look into the issue.<BR/><BR/>Really, I relate this issue to the seat belt law. It's one thing if someone wants to do something to risk their life. Like I'm perfectly fine if two constenting adults want to have a pistol duel in the middle of nowhere. But if that risk compromises my well being, then they shouldn't be allowed to(in the case of the seat belt, an unbuckled person can become a flying projectile in a wreck. In the case of the helmet, I don't want to run the higher risk of being involved in a fatal accident and have that on my conscience the next time I drive).Dan Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519048076998229138noreply@blogger.com