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Article #100Re: More on Helmet Fraud
From: Scott E. Anderson
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 00:00
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Jody Levine wrote: > > In article <4ils0g$sb9@dogmatix.helix.net> dlinford@dogmatix.helix.net (D.Linford) writes: > > You should keep in mind that their real (though not stated) > >concern with motorcycles is money. If you wear a helmet, you will > >likely die, or get better. Without one, you could be in a coma for a > >long time at government expense... > > Oh, please. The total number of motorcyclists seriously injured is spit > in the bucket compared to the number of car passengers seriously injured, > but nobody uses that justification to make people wear helmets in cars. > Maybe the real reason for motorcycle helmets is to keep the crash victims alive just long enough to harvest the transplant organs. Doctors don't call them "donorcycles" for nothing... Scott -- Scott E. Anderson -- __o /\ work: sanderson@pivotal.com -- `\ < /\/ \_ play: scottae@unixg.ubc.ca -- ___( )/( )___/
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