Re: Helmets will be mandatory in Vancouver, WA

Joe Cipale

2008-02-27

john wrote:

> Not wearing a helmet is actually less expensive for "society". Burial is relatively cheap whereas if you have a helmet on more likely to have long term brain injury.. plus there is a rebate if you are an organ donor. And along those lines someone here at work just told me that I could probably even get some to pay me to ride... morbid people...
>
> Seriously, my motorcycle insurance is really inexpensive, and i've been told (this means it might not be true), it's because:
> 1. less likely to be medical bills because more likely you will be dead.
> 2. less or little damage to equipment.
>
> If Vancouver or anyplace USA were really serious about safety they would increase education.

What? Apply rational thought and commonsense to the equation? You must be one of those goldarned elitist Left-Wingers! :^)