🚀 go-pugleaf

Jason Harrison wrote:
> 
> Ken Bognar <kbognar@direct.ca> writes:
> >Avery Burdett wrote:
> >> So you don't really care about reducing head injuries among the
> >> population. You just want your hatred of cyclists who don't
> >> look like you expressed through repressive laws.
> 
> >Why would I have hatred of cyclists who don't look like me. No one does.
> >I just don't want to pay for someone's hospital bills for an injury that
> >could have been prevented. I also don't want to see any of my friends or
> >family die or get injured from a preventable accident.
> 
> >Luckily they already have enough brains to wear helmets. Hey maybe if
> >you aren't smart enough to wear head protection we don't need you on
> >the planet anyways right.
> 
> So not hatred, but scorn, at least.  These unhelmeted cyclists are
> taking money from you!
> 
> Ken, Avery made a good point.  He just often makes it a bit harshly.
> 
> You're pre-judging cyclists based upon their wearing helmets.  Those
> who are wearing helmets are saving you money (regardless of how,
> where, when and what they ride) and those who don't are brainless and
> disposible.  Many other people (politicians, welfare cases, tax
> fraud...) are taking your money out of your pocket and you post here
> to complain about unhelmeted cyclists.
> 
> Instead of being a bigot based upon skin color, sex, religion, or
> severity of expense to your income, you look at the cyclist's head and
> make a decision as to how "responsible and intelligent" the cyclist is
> without any other information.  This is prejudice, this is bigotry,
> this is zealotry.
> 
> Or maybe I'm misreading what you've written above and before on this
> subject.

 I'd never actually wish to see anyone hurt anywhere riding a bike,
walking or driving but I'm commmenting on what I have experience with. I
have absolutely no experience with welfare situations, politicians, tax
fraud, etc. so I don't feel that I can comment on those situations. I
leave that up to others with experience in that area. 

As I said before, it doesn't matter how experienced, educated, or
skilled you, accidents happen and that's why they are called accidents.
I've had several accidents on my bikes, none of which were my fault, and
luckily I had enough common sense to have a helmet on or I might not be
here typing this. That's an argument that none of you can argue with. If
this law saves one person's life I think it is a good law.

bog