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.)

SacTown Chronic · 04-07-2006, 06:09 AM

There's no way I would have worn a helmet while riding a bike when I was a kid. But I make my kids wear one. Being a parent has turned me into a big ole fraidy-cat.

Moonliner · 04-07-2006, 06:10 AM

I don't like the government legislating personal safety in this way. That's Darwin's job. If you are over 18 and want to crush your brains on the pavement then more power to you.

The government should set standards for helmets to make sure they are safe but not enforce their use in adults.

04-07-2006, 05:43 AM	#1
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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04-07-2006, 06:09 AM	#2
SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	There's no way I would have worn a helmet while riding a bike when I was a kid. But I make my kids wear one. Being a parent has turned me into a big ole fraidy-cat.
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04-07-2006, 06:10 AM	#3
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I don't like the government legislating personal safety in this way. That's Darwin's job. If you are over 18 and want to crush your brains on the pavement then more power to you. The government should set standards for helmets to make sure they are safe but not enforce their use in adults. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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