On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 11:00:48AM +0530, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: > 1a. Always carry a spare helmet. That is, the government burdens me > because I'm trying to be friendly to society.
Maybe the society shouldn't be burdened with the costs of an (uninsured) vegetable for 2-3 years. > Finally, even if making it mandatory for front riders and optional > for pillion, what's the point? Why go only halfway? Why not stop > being a nanny state and treat *licensed* drivers like adults who can > think for themselves? As long as the society doesn't pick up the costs of head trauma patients, the state shouldn't. My motto is: go ahead, get yourself killed, but don't expect us to pay for it. Since this isn't an option, you'd better not get yourself killed, and wear a damned helmet. -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
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