re cnn california mc helmet law article jlp wink jlp blink att com jon peticolas x writes hey it works you could present the paragraph above to virtually any member of the non motorcycling public and they ll buy right into it just about any argument you can produce in favor of banning helmetless riding can be used to argue in favor of banning motorcycles it s just a matter of degree that s absurd that statement must therefore say that any argument in favor of seatbelts or airbags is an argument against automobiles any argument for lifeguards is an argument against swimming it says that any agrgument in favor of safety precautions is an argument for banning the activity to which the precautions apply extrapolating to that degree is ridiculous there wouldn t be any normal human activity left to do therefore it is a non seqitur also even though most people do not ride motorcycles they do boat sail jetski climb ski fly parachute hang glide glide bungee jump bike skate rollerblade skateboard play rugby ouch mow the lawn rewire the basement operate heavy machinery and do a host of other dangerous things that would all be as valid as motorcycling as activities to ban your little homily applies to all those things and the general public buying into banning motorcycles without realizing that their activity would be next is unlikely terry cunningham terry rsi prc com donuts is there anything they dod diviner of dreams can t do homer hifi
