Michigan Repeals Helmet Law

[hedonist]

i think it should be your right to wear or not wear.....

that said....i see so many clowns riding helmet less with the helmet attached to the bike. i'll never understand that.

I think at some point the government has to step in and save people from their own stupidity

Why? It's not the government's role, is it? They're not responsible for my actions, I am.

If I can't save (or educate) myself, why should the government?

(and why exactly are the stupid worth saving to begin with?)

[Jason P]

There are two kinds of motorcycle riders ... those that have gone down, and those that are gonna.

I used to ride and had a helmet save me once even though I didn't have the chinstrap hooked ... believe you me, after your head smacks a curb at 50 mph and your helmet goes flying off as your skidding down the pavement, you begin to realize that taking the extra 3 seconds for safety isn't the huge inconvenience you sometimes make it out to be.

.......

The ultimate irony, getting a click-it or ticket from a motorcycle cop.

[satansbed]

i think it should be your right to wear or not wear.....

that said....i see so many clowns riding helmet less with the helmet attached to the bike. i'll never understand that.

I think at some point the government has to step in and save people from their own stupidity

Why? It's not the government's role, is it? They're not responsible for my actions, I am.

If I can't save (or educate) myself, why should the government?

(and why exactly are the stupid worth saving to begin with?)

well using your same logic why should the government put people into care when they decide they are not able to look after themselves because of mental illness.

[Godfather.]

I think helmets are a great idea I also think any rider under 25 years old should have to use a helmet but after 25 I think it should be a choice, I rode for years with out a helmet and when the law kicked in here in california I was pissed.
I remember reading an article about doner %'s dropping sense the helmet law in calif. kicked in...not that it's something to use as a argument for helmet laws but it was just weird that that was one of the side effects of the helmet law, kinda creepy.

Godfather.

[hedonist]

well using your same logic why should the government put people into care when they decide they are not able to look after themselves because of mental illness.

Good question on the government's role in that scenario; I'd have to give it more thought.

But, my comment was about the choices people make, not something over which one has little or no control, such as mental illness.

[mikepegg44]

I think at some point the government has to step in and save people from their own stupidity

Why? It's not the government's role, is it? They're not responsible for my actions, I am.

If I can't save (or educate) myself, why should the government?

(and why exactly are the stupid worth saving to begin with?)

well using your same logic why should the government put people into care when they decide they are not able to look after themselves because of mental illness.

my answer first would be when you start bringing up situations that aren't at all similar there is no where else to go.

Second, are you talking about psychiatric holds or institutionalization?

one is the protection of someone who cannot protect themselves any longer and the protection of the public at large,

one is to force protection from themselves onto a fully capable person.

There is a difference.

Mental Health commitments generally only happen if you are an immediate threat to yourself or others.
they don't throw you into one based on the idea that at some point you could possible become a threat to yourself and others

[satansbed]

my answer first would be when you start bringing up situations that aren't at all similar there is no where else to go.

Second, are you talking about psychiatric holds or institutionalization?

one is the protection of someone who cannot protect themselves any longer and the protection of the public at large,

one is to force protection from themselves onto a fully capable person.

There is a difference.

Mental Health commitments generally only happen if you are an immediate threat to yourself or others.
they don't throw you into one based on the idea that at some point you could possible become a threat to yourself and others

well im talking generally about the role of the state to protect people from themselves

that was just an example of the top of my head

[mikepegg44]

my answer first would be when you start bringing up situations that aren't at all similar there is no where else to go.

Second, are you talking about psychiatric holds or institutionalization?

one is the protection of someone who cannot protect themselves any longer and the protection of the public at large,

one is to force protection from themselves onto a fully capable person.

There is a difference.

Mental Health commitments generally only happen if you are an immediate threat to yourself or others.
they don't throw you into one based on the idea that at some point you could possible become a threat to yourself and others

well im talking generally about the role of the state to protect people from themselves

that was just an example of the top of my head

fair enough.

I don't think the state has a role to protect us truly from ourselves, with the caveat that we are mentally capable of doing so. It is the state's job to protect us from others.

In the more specific sense, State's have the ability through the idea of police powers to implement all sorts of laws like seat belt laws, helmet laws...all of that stuff...I just think they should show restraint and only pass laws that protect the rights of individuals from others. Other public policy stuff not withstanding of course.

[Kel Varnsen]

I am not sure how I feel about helmet laws. I mean if you get into an accident and aren't wearing a helmet it does cost society. I mean even if you pay for your own medical care, it is still basically government workers either hauling your ass to the hospital or scraping you off the pavement.

At the same time, cars and workplaces are getting safer all the time so we need to get organ donors from somewhere.

[satansbed]

I am not sure how I feel about helmet laws. I mean if you get into an accident and aren't wearing a helmet it does cost society. I mean even if you pay for your own medical care, it is still basically government workers either hauling your ass to the hospital or scraping you off the pavement.

At the same time, cars and workplaces are getting safer all the time so we need to get organ donors from somewhere.

HAHA the second part of this post makes me wish this place had a like button

[unsung]

I think at some point the government has to step in and save people from their own stupidity

Sometimes I just want to bang my head off the wall. This is one of them.

[Godfather.]

I think at some point the government has to step in and save people from their own stupidity

Sometimes I just want to bang my head off the wall. This is one of them.

room for 2 ?

Godfather.

[pandora]

say what?
stupid people are worth saving ... wear the helmet

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