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It is called playing to the gallery even if the gallery is wrong. That is democracy . Motorcyclists who value their lives and who care about their families should wear helmets, there should be no compulsion or Law to safe guard your own life. cheers Gabe. > > The delegation told the Minister that in April 2001 > his predecessor Mr. Pandurang Raut, with the approval > of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, had after due > thought and consideration, sensibly proposed two > exemptions to the use of helmets. > > Persons driving or riding motorcycles of any type at a > speed not exceeding 40 km and Persons driving or > riding motorcycles of any type in Municipal areas were > to be exempted from the mandatory use of helmets. > ---------------------------- > > > Folks, > Someone help me out on understanding these two > proposals. Or better still, someone please help me out > on understanding there two "SENSIBLE" exemptions. > > If I have understood this properly, a person banging > his head on a tree at 40 km per hour will not get > hurt. But if he bangs the very same head at 41 km per > hour.......... > > Secondly, if a person tumbles of his/her bike in a > village, s/he will get hurt but if the same person > tumbles of a bike in the city, s/he need not worry :-) > > Mervyn >
