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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:28:34 -0500
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On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 21:57:56 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 11/9/2024 4:13 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
>> 
>> I always wear a helmet and if you don't want to wear one it is free 
>> county, don't wear one. I am not about to argue just that I wear a helmet.
>
>Since this is a discussion group, when you make a statement like 
>"Generally it is much safer to wear a helmet" you can expect it to be 
>discussed. There's ample data available calling your statement into 
>question. Wolfgang knows this.

I have no problems with someone believing and saying "generally it is
much safer to wear a helmet. I think it's ridiculous to argue
otherwise. It's total nonsense to claim that it's generally safer to
not wear a helmet; therefore.....

I believe it'd also be true of riding a motorcycle, riding in a motor
vehicle, or even riding a horse. It seems to me that when doing
something where a head injury is possible, a helmet would lessen the
risk of it.

The issue, of course, is not whether or not it's safer to wear a
helmet, but whether or not an individual is willing to accept the
discomfort and hassle of wearing a helmet. 

It seems to me that it should be a subjective decision and it makes no
sense to argue anything other than about the legal right to make that
decision. 

Some people favor a nanny government.  I do not.

 

--
C'est bon
Soloman