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Article #98Re: More on Helmet Fraud
From: Jody Levine
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 00:00
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In article <4ils0g$sb9@dogmatix.helix.net> dlinford@dogmatix.helix.net (D.Linford) writes: > You should keep in mind that their real (though not stated) >concern with motorcycles is money. If you wear a helmet, you will >likely die, or get better. Without one, you could be in a coma for a >long time at government expense... Oh, please. The total number of motorcyclists seriously injured is spit in the bucket compared to the number of car passengers seriously injured, but nobody uses that justification to make people wear helmets in cars. > Related to the the major reason for >sliding the lower speed limits in during the oil crisis too. Revenue generation by fining people for doing normal things (like driving 120 km/h on a nice day) is another matter. Jody
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fe616,18dc15842892d86c X-Google-Attributes: gidfe616,public X-Google-Thread: f9fae,18dc15842892d86c X-Google-Attributes: gidf9fae,public From: jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) Subject: Re: More on Helmet Fraud Date: 1996/03/20 Message-ID: <1996Mar20.221954.27876@rd.hydro.on.ca> X-Deja-AN: 143387989 references: <4ihihp$v37@nuacht.iol.ie> <1996Mar18.150348.9392@rd.hydro.on.ca> <4ils0g$sb9@dogmatix.helix.net> organization: Ontario Hydro - Research Division newsgroups: ont.bicycle,bc.cycling