Roethlisberger, helmets, and the law

[Sijray21]

everyone posts really long responses, so i havent read all of them, but i dont really have a problem with mandatory helmet laws. its the same as me not having a problem with mandatory seat belt laws. i wear my seat belt all the time. its second nature to put it on when i get in the car and i dont really understand people that dont. i dont ride a motorcycle, but if i did, i wouldnt ride without a helmet, just seems like common sense to me. i'm not so concerned what other people do but i would comply with those laws not just to comply but for my own safety.

i agree with you except for the part of making more laws to wear helmets. it's not that i wouldn't wear my helmet, because i would, it's just that the option is no longer there - limiting my freedom to choose what i would like to do. it's not that i wouldn't comply it's just taking away the options i have. before i rode a motorcycle i didn't understand why helmet laws weren't in more states (i wanted to protect the riders from themselves in retrospect, but who am i to help make decisions for other people regarding their own safety and voting on a law like that) and now that i am a motorcycle rider i want VA would make wearing helmets optional. i also think that since this is such a high-profile case that more states will lean towards making helmets mandatory and people will support this who don't even ride a motorcycle (assumption).