OT Motorcycle Helmets should there be a law?

With Ben's accident yesterday I've heard a lot of people criticizing the helmet law that was suspended in Penn. I was wondering what everyone here thought.

I personally feel that government intrudes enough with our daily lives. We don't need laws to tell people to wear a helmets or seat belts, if you don't want to for whatever reason you shouldn't have to. At the rate we are going its going to be illegal to smoke in your own house, and if you don't put sunscreen on your kid that will be abuse.

With Ben's accident yesterday I've heard a lot of people criticizing the helmet law that was suspended in Penn. I was wondering what everyone here thought.

I personally feel that government intrudes enough with our daily lives. We don't need laws to tell people to wear a helmets or seat belts, if you don't want to for whatever reason you shouldn't have to. At the rate we are going its going to be illegal to smoke in your own house, and if you don't put sunscreen on your kid that will be abuse.

bb1924

Those laws are passed for the well-being of the general public, for their safety.  There are many laws designed to keep the people safe.  That's why we have stop signs.  So yes, motorcycle riders should be forced to wear helmets. 

And to make this topic a little more involved with the NFL, what does everyone think of Dangerous Activity Clauses is player contracts? 
I have a hard time supporting those though.  Sure it may end up hurting the team, but you wouldn't tell a waiter he can't go skiing in his week off.

Stop signs are not a good comparison. I can't think of when someone else wearing a helmet or a seat belt save me from getting hurt. However I can remember three or four times this morning that stop signs stopped me from getting into an accident. When you are putting yourself at risk, thats your bissness.

I don't have a problem with dangerous activity causes. When ever you accept a job you are agreeing to the terms of employment. Your employer has every right to put limitations on what they see fit. If your a baseball player and you like your beard and long hair then don't play for the Yankees. But if your willing to agree to the terms (shave and a hair cut) then play ball.

Okay, you're right stop signs aren't a very good comparison.  My point was that many laws are passed just to keep people safe.

basically the govt is finding more ways to take as much freedom away as possible.  is it common sense to wear a helmet?  yeah, but who the f#ck are you to tell me what common sense is?  is it common sense to use a condom whilst banging your mom? definately.  but maybe i want the full pleasure.

the govt needs to stop telling us what is the law.  let people be their own boss.

basically the govt is finding more ways to take as much freedom away as possible.  is it common sense to wear a helmet?  yeah, but who the f#ck are you to tell me what common sense is?  is it common sense to use a condom whilst banging your mom? definately.  but maybe i want the full pleasure.

the govt needs to stop telling us what is the law.  let people be their own boss.

jabroniekilla

I think it should.

Cause so many people get hurt or die in those accidents so it should be a law.

it shouldn't take some1 famous for them to make this Law...it should have been made long b4 this happenedphoenix14

[QUOTE="phoenix14"]it shouldn't take some1 famous for them to make this Law...it should have been made long b4 this happenedbb1924

Magic Johnson never got AIDS.  He got HIV.  There's a difference.

[QUOTE="bb1924"][QUOTE="phoenix14"]it shouldn't take some1 famous for them to make this Law...it should have been made long b4 this happenedwallymartin

Magic Johnson never got AIDS.  He got HIV.  There's a difference.

[QUOTE="bb1924"]

With Ben's accident yesterday I've heard a lot of people criticizing the helmet law that was suspended in Penn. I was wondering what everyone here thought.

I personally feel that government intrudes enough with our daily lives. We don't need laws to tell people to wear a helmets or seat belts, if you don't want to for whatever reason you shouldn't have to. At the rate we are going its going to be illegal to smoke in your own house, and if you don't put sunscreen on your kid that will be abuse.

wallymartin

Those laws are passed for the well-being of the general public, for their safety.  There are many laws designed to keep the people safe.  That's why we have stop signs.  So yes, motorcycle riders should be forced to wear helmets. 

And to make this topic a little more involved with the NFL, what does everyone think of Dangerous Activity Clauses is player contracts? 
I have a hard time supporting those though.  Sure it may end up hurting the team, but you wouldn't tell a waiter he can't go skiing in his week off.

I do think they should have those clauses in the players contract's because of the fact that they have HUGE amounts of money invested in them. A waiter, on the other hand, gets paid if he shows up, if he doesn't he probably won't get paid. I think the money difference is the only reason they should be able to tell their players what off the field activities they can do (hazardous stuff at least).

I also think it should be a law in every state to wear helmets. It's just a safety issue.