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Article #42407Re: Bicycle Helmets - a solution
From: Michael Paxton
Date: Sun, 05 May 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 05 May 1996 00:00
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In a loose interpretation of the original Sanskrit Andrew Boyd wrote: :>ljh655@anugpo.anu.edu.au (Lubosh) wrote: :> :>>Once for all the problem with bicycle helmets in Canberra can be solved. It seems to be apparent that there are two sides in dispute here. One is the ACT government that introduced the law with the intention to lower the potential cost of treatment of :>>inj :> :>>There seems to be an easy solution to all this which can be implemented in form of an amendment to the existing law. Helmets have been made compulsory by the existing law, so that can be changed to "voluntary, but strongly recommended", and the amendme :>>nt :>>"those cyclists who have chosen not to wear a helmet will be liable for the cost of treatment of any head injuries sustained in a fall and/or involvment in a traffic accident". :> :>>The objective of the government will be achieved, since the cyclists who choose not to wear helmets will pay for their treatment. The cyclists, however, should not need to object to this amendment, since they do believe that they are safer without a he :>>lme :> :>>Regards, :>>Lubosh :> :>I would further propose that all posters to canb.general who can't set :>their margins correctly be liable for the cost of new glasses for :>themselves, i.e. no Medicare freebies. GAFL. :> :>Regards, Andrew Boyd :> Ahhh you are missing the subtle yet cunning point. Present new legislation to the ACT government with agreeable and sensible observations at the beginning of each line, and with subversive, anarchic proposals tacked on in columns 80 to 140 - far beyond the viewing range of mere mortals. Thus, as the legislators make a seemingly harmless Helmet regulation law, they also outlaw police, legalize the recreational use and abuse of hair gel, and pass a motion to provide 10% of ACT taxes to the establishment of a Church of The Inner Artichoke in the area... :> :>_________________________________________________________________ :>Andrew Boyd - andrew@pcug.org.au - http://www.pcug.org.au/~andrew :> Ceteris Parbiter - Cavem Draconem :>_________________________________________________________________ :> -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Michael Paxton +61 6 2533047 |What you cant do with a number 14 chicken, pickle@blitzen.canberra.edu.au |two stuffed hamsters and caterers jar of u913184@student.canberra.edu.au |vegemite is probably not worth doing ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^http://blitzen.canberra.edu.au/~pickle^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f77fd,56a87c8e2d128ffc X-Google-Attributes: gidf77fd,public X-Google-Thread: 10238e,56a87c8e2d128ffc X-Google-Attributes: gid10238e,public X-Google-Thread: f74f6,56a87c8e2d128ffc X-Google-Attributes: gidf74f6,public From: pickle@blitzen.canberra.edu.au (Michael Paxton) Subject: Re: Bicycle Helmets - a solution Date: 1996/05/05 Message-ID: <4mi4d8$a4l@csc.canberra.edu.au> X-Deja-AN: 153107862 references: <ljh655.32.00101EB9@anugpo.anu.edu.au> <318c5bbf.0@cheese.pcug.org.au> organization: University of Canberra, Australia followup-to: canb.general,anu.general,aus.bicycle newsgroups: canb.general,anu.general,aus.bicycle