Helmets, Bicycles, Motorcycles, etc

Gemini Cricket · 04-07-2006, 05:43 AM

I think helmets should be required for everyone. It just makes sense. Like we see so often, legislating it is difficult. (ie. Hawai'i requires eye protection and doesn't require helmets. Helmets for under 18.)
I think there should be a blanket law but sometimes I feel like saying, 'Well, if there is a law then great. If not, I don't think bike riders should be able to sue if they get some sort of head trauma from an accident where a helmet could have prevented it.'
My dad and I go back and forth on this one. He rides Harleys with his ex-cop buddies around O'ahu and on the Big Island. He doesn't wear a helmet. But then I say, 'Well, if you crack your head open, it's your kuliana*.' (* A Hawaiian word/slang that means your own responsibility, deserved gift.)

04-07-2006, 05:43 AM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I think helmets should be required for everyone. It just makes sense. Like we see so often, legislating it is difficult. (ie. Hawai'i requires eye protection and doesn't require helmets. Helmets for under 18.) I think there should be a blanket law but sometimes I feel like saying, 'Well, if there is a law then great. If not, I don't think bike riders should be able to sue if they get some sort of head trauma from an accident where a helmet could have prevented it.' My dad and I go back and forth on this one. He rides Harleys with his ex-cop buddies around O'ahu and on the Big Island. He doesn't wear a helmet. But then I say, 'Well, if you crack your head open, it's your kuliana.' ( A Hawaiian word/slang that means your own responsibility, deserved gift.)
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