Edit - Also, bit offtopic, but is it true that it in some states of america you don't need to wear a helmet? Isn't that just asking for death?
Yes, that is correct, a number of states have repealed their mandatory helmet laws. My own state repealed it with qualifications - if you have a statutorily determined adequate level of insurance coverage and are over (I think) 21, you may ride without a helmet. And yes, it's asking for serious injury, even if you don't crash.
I do support the repeal of mandatory helmet laws, though I will not ride without a full-face helmet. Here is the logic: Per the US Declaration Of Independence, men are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All free men are; conversely, a free man may choose to waive any or all of those rights. As one is entitled to live one's life as one chooses as long as one does not infringe upon the rights of others, one may also choose to engage in dangerous or even outright suicidal behavior as long as it does not infringe upon the rights of others.
A free state should *never* try to regulate things like that; after all, isn't the ultimate freedom in life the ability to choose when, where, and how you die? (And no, I'm not suicidal, I'm just pointing out that that is the ultimate logical extension of true freedom.) The state should never try to legislate against a competent adult's choice to conduct themselves in a suicidal fashion provided that it doesn't affect someone else's rights. As suicidal behavior on a bike is exceedingly unlikely to result in anyone else but the bike occupants getting hurt or killed, that is their choice. I think it's a stupid one, but a free society should NOT take that choice away from them. It's their life, it's their decision, and they alone have the right to make it. Bottom line - if you want to commit suicide, go right ahead. That's your right.
In a more practical and cold-blooded light, it tends to remove more of the stupid people from the gene pool so they don't breed.
As the saying goes, "If you don't think your head is worth protecting with a helmet... you're probably right!" Such people should be *encouraged* to dispose of themselves so as to reduce the amount of resources they consume. :lol:
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