Kids Bicycle Helmet
Helmets on bicycles but not motorcycles... what?!? Opinions Please!!!?
In Columbus, Ohio, they are considering making it illegal for kids under 18 to not have a helmet on when wearing a bike.
Well that's all fine and well I suppose... except that motorcyclists here in Columbus aren't even required to wear helmets!!!
Thoughts...?
Yeah, good point. I don't know. My dad rides a Harley... doesn't wear a helmet... probably won't unless they say he has to...
But I have nothing to worry about as long as little Billy on his training wheels is safe! 
Well obviously this situation has come about because of the different lobbying power of the motorcyclists and the kids (kids have none!). It could be a trojan horse law to make the motorbike situation look silly, and ease the introduction of compulsory motorbike helmets (there's always a bureaucrat who has an orgasm when the road toll goes down a bit).
The philosophical argument is that adults can make their own decisions, but we as a society have to protect children.
My own argument, as someone who ride both bicycles and motorbikes, is that motorbike helmets should be compulsory: lots of kids ride minibikes and need the example, it's VERY easy to die crashing a motorcycle, even at low speed, if you don't have a helmet. Evolution designed the human body to crash at running speed or less: about 20km/h. By the same token, it's actually very difficult to die crashing a motorbike if you have a helmet, at least up to speeds of 100+ km/h, depending on the circumstances of course.
Riding a bicycle on the other hand is far less dangerous and although a helmet's not a bad idea, it should not be compulsory. The helmet is an impediment, and expense, something to not lose and to carry around, all for a small gain in safety. Not worth it.
Socially, public health has to pay for dead and maimed motorcyclists. The 'my choice my freedom' argument has some power, but if helmet laws were repealed tomorrow in my town, the emergency room would fill up with (even more) smashed up motorcyclists. Best if this doesn't happen.
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