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That's also true of doing home roof repairs, home electrical repairs, and slipping in the shower because you didn't have those little plastic thingies on the bathtub floor.
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Well Steve I don't really think that folks tend to do that stuff if they can afford to hire a professional, but what's the economic necessity tied to helmet wearing? I mean if you can afford the scoot you obviously can afford the brain bucket to go with it.
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Should they be illegal too? Or helmets and safety straps mandated by law?
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I'll concede there may be some merit to your slippery slope argument especially with the nanny state that will come with national health care but I think we're really only arguing degrees of restriction. At some point personal liberty must and should yield to the common good.