I insist on wearing a helmet and I insist on wearing seatbelts, however I resent the fact that a suit in Austin says I have to. In answer to the gf reluctant to buckle up, I had that problem, apparently it was more important to dig through a purse or check the vanity mirror rather than buckle up first then do those things. I finally decided that anyone not wearing a belt while /I'm/ driving must be looking for adventure and excitement. So I use my right foot to give them all I can. Now they really really WANT that seatbelt but the g-forces are keeping it locked. Only takes a couple of those before the seatbelt becomes the priority.
-Kyle On Jul 4, 2011 1:50 AM, "Kurt Nolte" <[email protected]> wrote: > Touchy subject still, but I believe in free choice too. But to be a free and > clear choice, people have to also be able to refuse to, say, insure you, or > treat you if you did something monumentally stupid like not wearing a helmet > or a seatbelt and you cause yourself injury that could have easily been > prevented. > > I hate that this guy died. I wish he hadn't. In fact, I'm not even going to > say that I wish he had simply cracked his head hard or rattled his brain to > make the point. I wish that kind of harm only on my enemies, and I don't > even know him. If he /had/ to wreck, by some divine force, I do just wish > he'd had the head thump and brain rattle rather than the death, though. At > least then he could recover and continue living, possibly with a changed > outlook on helmets. > > I'm just saying that it's pretty bone-headed (or not) to not take even the > simplest of precautions to protect one of the few organs you have that > doesn't grow back. > > And yes, I take much the same view on things like seatbelts (my new > girlfriend and I are already butting heads over this, she just doesn't have > the habit of putting it on, I make her put it on in my car) or riding around > in the bed of a pickup truck (which is in and of itself illegal just because > of the belt laws, it doesn't have to be explicitly banned people. My > state... *Facepalm*). > > -Kurt > > On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 2:32 AM, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know this is a touchy subject, but I believe in free choice. It is >> unfortunate that the government had to get involved and tell people what to >> do, but it is also sad that this guy lost his life. >> >> This is the same as the seatbelt argument - it's really up to the >> individual, but you're taking a big risk if you don't. I think about my wife >> every time I go on the road and what she would have to do if I lost my life >> because of such a simple thing. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
