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To: He Rides A White Horse
I ride most times without a helmet, same goes with seatbelts.

When conditions deteriorate, I usually put on a helmet or buckle my safety belt.

It should be my decision, not the states decision.

It's a slippery slope to allow the government to mandate all the dos and don’ts in life. There are some exceptions that come to mind, these have to do with your personal actions infringing on other persons liberties.

One such case is driving while intoxicated.

103 posted on 07/03/2011 10:07:47 AM PDT by servantboy777
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To: servantboy777

In general, I agree with you. If I end up with something terminal, I don’t intend to use my public health insurance.

However, public roads are different, for none of us have the means to build our own roads therefore, by necessity, it is a public expense and nobody should have the right to cause the public to bear the costs of foreseeable possibilities like like motorcycle accidents. Nobody is requiring you to buy a motorcycle, and if you do buy one, you should be bearing the costs of the risk you are undertaking.


112 posted on 07/03/2011 10:26:12 AM PDT by Jonty30
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To: servantboy777
It should be my decision, not the states decision.

I said nothing of the sort. What I said is what I would do.

123 posted on 07/03/2011 10:48:19 AM PDT by He Rides A White Horse ((unite))
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