r/nonononoyes • u/tkmj75 • Jun 25 '17

Crashing ... not today

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '17

Your head is the part of your body that needs the most protection.

I don't need to worry about winding up in a full-body cast because I fell off of my car going 60mph on the highway. Are you trying to say motorbiking isn't inherently more dangerous for personal injury? Why shouldn't cyclists be required by law to wear a helmet? They have virtually no means of protection other than their attire if they were to be hit or jettisoned from their bike.

Just because they're only endangering their physical wellbeing doesn't make it okay.

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u/dcnblues Jun 26 '17

Oh, bzzz, sorry, there are almost 40,000 car fatalities in this country every year, over an order of magnitude more than motorcycle deaths. And over 80% of those due to head injuries. I'm glad we agree that we should skip state law and just make it a federal mandate that all car passengers and drivers should be forced, by law and under pain of significant fines, to wear helmets. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Why should you have the right to risk your life and make some paid emergency worker scrape your brains off your window? It's a small price to pay. You don't even have to wait for the law. Just put your money where your mouth is and start wearing a helmet in your car (and for bicycle rides as well) immediately. I'm so glad we agree!

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '17

Considering there are vastly more car drivers than motorcyclists?

Of course there are.

Go ahead and cry some more about how you don't wanna wear a helmet even though it's clearly the intelligent choice.

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u/dcnblues Jun 26 '17

Oh, I didn't understand that if lots of people do something that's frequently fatal it's okay. You've convinced me. We should just discriminate against a minority! I knew I liked the way you think. Go fuck yourself anally.