Jeff Trigg tells of a friend who is fighting the constitutionality of the mandatory seatbelt law. I have always thought that it was pretty dumb for them to make us wear seatbelts and then let people on motorcycles go without wearing helmets.
Of course, they have changed that helmet law thing about 5 times since I got out of High School here in Texas, but I suspect that it was the Organ Donation lobby that got it passed the last time. I understand that unhelmeted motorcyclists in accidents are, for some reason, the largest organ donors in the US.
As far as seat belts, I thought New Hampshire had the best idea, when I went through there two years ago. They had a sign that said something like "If you are under the age of 18, buckle up. It's the law."
Posted by notGeorge at September 10, 2003 10:16 PMThanks again. I can tell you why some states have mandatory seat belt laws but don't have mandatory helmet laws. The motorcycle riders stood up for their freedom through political action and regular drivers didn't.
Posted by: Trigger at September 12, 2003 09:06 AMThis is soooooooooooooo dumb
Posted by: Sam at December 19, 2003 10:10 AM