Originally Posted by
gdh81
Well the motorcycle helmet thing I understand. Just like the seat belt thing. People get hurt, don't have insurance and cost the rest of us money (chiefly a US problem due to the ridiculous health care system- thank you Nixon).
The argument you put forward, which many legislators and lobbyists have also used in support of mandatory helmet laws in the US, is bogus. The majority of brain injuries involve auto accidents--using this logic for mandatory helmet use laws regarding motorcycles or bicycles is the biggest argument for mandatory use of helmets in cars. And yet that will never happen...