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NO!

Just got rid of one.

Rat takes over Gov. of CA they get a helmet law
WI gets a Rat and now there pushing to get the Illegal law back.

More Nanny Government. Let those who ride decide!

I will take care of my own Safety

1 posted on 07/30/2003 1:48:33 AM PDT by quietolong
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To: quietolong
So far, 62% say yes. It's amazing the number of people in the world who want to tell others what to do, when it isn't any of their business. Freedom it seems, doesn't mean anything
2 posted on 07/30/2003 1:58:12 AM PDT by StACase
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To: quietolong



cab't find it anywhere in the constitution where it says it is the job of the govt. to get involved in these kind of issues.
Something about provide for the common defense, but nowhere anything about regulate the headware of motorcycles.
3 posted on 07/30/2003 2:07:10 AM PDT by Joe Boucher
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To: quietolong
Here you go, FRiend.

 

4 posted on 07/30/2003 2:33:05 AM PDT by petuniasevan (RIP Bob Hope: Thanks for the memories...)
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To: quietolong
All laws protecting people from themselves should be eliminated. If someone doesn't want to wear a seat belt or a helmet it is their choice. The Government needs to get out of our lives.

Stupidity is self correcting. The gene pool could use a little clorine.

Note: I am not saying that people who don't wear helments are stupid. Just that their are a lot of laws that protect stupid people form themselves. Why bother.
5 posted on 07/30/2003 4:17:34 AM PDT by upier (Gun control = two hands (and gun held upright))
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To: quietolong
Helmets cause accidents
Reduction in peripheral vision and hearing
Been able to escape more accidents than have them without a helmet

One accident that I got hurt in was when a cop car bumped a stop sign as I was coming through a wet intersection..laid the bike down and pushed off...I bounced off the rear wheel of the squad.

I would have had the helmet tied on my butt to have been protected

Helmets are great for racing or riding in the woods...where there are no crazy automobiles to avoid
6 posted on 07/30/2003 4:49:29 AM PDT by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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To: quietolong; *Motorcycle list
They want to be your mommy and the sad part is that some of the mommies love it.
7 posted on 07/30/2003 5:00:14 AM PDT by spunkets
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To: quietolong
I don't like telling people what to do, but what about the following...?

Motorcycles are harder to see which makes them more likely to get into an accident. So, a driver of a car hits a motorcycle. The rider gets thrown from the bike and he dies after his head hits a tree (no helmet). What if he would have lived if he were wearing a helmet? What about the driver of the car? Would the charges, if any, be more severe if the rider dies? BTW, I had a relative who died when a car turned in front of him (they didn't see his motorcycle).

9 posted on 07/30/2003 5:17:56 AM PDT by Snowy (My golden retriever can lick your honor student)
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To: quietolong
Whether you want to wear a helmet or not is your choice.
Here in Pennsylvania they are about to repeal the current helmet law, but added a law, that if you're not wearing a seatbelt, they can pull you over and ticket you. How messed up is that?
13 posted on 07/30/2003 5:57:31 AM PDT by stevio
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To: quietolong
Should there be a mandatory motorcycle helmet law in Wisconsin?

Absolutely not. Donor organs are in short supply, as it is.

15 posted on 07/30/2003 6:06:04 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (White Devils for Sharpton. We're baaaaad. We're Nationwide)
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To: quietolong; martin_fierro
Bring on the hooligans, MF . . .

Let Those Who Ride Decide

23 posted on 07/31/2003 7:32:34 PM PDT by BraveMan
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To: quietolong
let them do what they want to do....motorcycles for some is a simple way for society to cull the gene pool, just like fireworks and jumping in a lake without ever having learned to swim.
25 posted on 07/31/2003 8:20:57 PM PDT by irish guard
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To: quietolong
What amazes me are the number of people who ride without any protection at all. I was passed on the freeway the other day by a Harley ridden by a guy wearing shorts, a t-shirt and SANDALS. His girlfriend/wife was wearing a tank top, shorts and flip flops. These people need to learn that ROADRASH HURTS and skin grafts take forever to heal.
28 posted on 07/31/2003 9:10:39 PM PDT by MediaMole
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