Like seatbelt laws, motorcycle helmet laws are intended to protect us from ourselves. This issue is really very simple. Do we allow the government to dictate what we can and can not do? Or do we stand up for personal freedom?
Yes, I use a seatbelt and I also always use a helmet when I ride motorcycle. But is the government forcing me to do this? No. I am acting responsible and choosing to use a seatbelt and a helmet. If another person chooses to take a risk and not use a seatbelt and helmet, that should be their own choice. No law should prevent a person from making their own decision regarding their, personal safety. The government should not be intruding on a person's freedom by telling them they have to do something (use a seatbelt and/or use a helmet). Supporters of seatbelt and helmet laws point out how many lives they will save. But it is not the government's job to save us from ourselves.
That is the core reason why there should not be any seatbelt or helmet laws. But there are also other reasons as well. For instance, seatbelt and helmet laws take up law enforcement's time that should be spent protecting us from dangers on the road. If a person chooses not to use a seatbelt or helmet, that person is the only person who can get hurt and/or killed. But if there is a drunk person driving on the road, that person is a danger to every other person on the road. Law enforcement's time should be spent protecting us from hazards, such as drunk drivers, instead of spent protecting us from ourselves.
Seatbelt and helmet laws are another step on the slippery slope.
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