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From: mjranum@gouldsd.UUCP (Marcus J. Ranum)
Newsgroups: net.cycle,net.politics,net.auto
Subject: Re: Seat belts, Helmets and Freedom of Choice
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Date: Tue, 29-Jul-86 16:58:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 29 16:58:12 1986
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Summary: helmets - a single thought.



	On the other hand, how many times have you seen Freddy 
Spencer or Eddie Lawson ride a motorcycle without a helmet ?
I'm sure they could use the "added vision and hearing" that so
many of the potential brain-donors out there boast of, but 
they prefer to wear restrictive headgear. I can't recall too
many cases of seeing Mario Andretti get into a car and leave
his seatbelt off, either. Of course, these dudes are going a
lot faster than you and I (?) and don't have to cope with 
traffic. Of course, they don't have to worry about things
falling off the semi-trailer in front of them and hitting 
them in the face, either... 

	I wish you guys could see my buddy Fred's helmet 
after he slid face-first on the Washington beltway...
I particularly like the teeth-marks in the styrofoam
liner of the chin. The styrofoam is all that's left,
after all the fiberglass wore off the way his face would
have.

	Now, I hate the law, and laws in general (ask 
anyone)  and I spit on no spitting signs just 'cuz they're
there, but following the law of survival makes sense. If 
nobody exercised thier freedom of choice, the number of
kidney donors would drop. if you think I'm kidding, ask
your friends who work near an emergency room...

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*All opinions expressed aren't even mine, let alone those of Gould, Inc.*