William Sarokin wrote:
I recognize the other side of the argument though, as in
'where does it end?' Mandatory helmets while skiing or bicycling?,

There are already countries where that helmet law for bicycling is in
place. Living in a country where everyone has bicyles, I rarely see one,
except for mountain bikers who go ride through rough terrain.

Granted, we have seperate bicycle paths in a big part of the country,
and everyone is used to watch out for bicycles: here they have the right
of way when coming from the right, and hitting a bicyclist with a car
means that you *always* get part of the blaim as a motorist.

Mandatory kneepads when gardening? Mandatory lipitor for baby boomers?

How about mandatory guns? Isn't there a town in the U.S. where everyone
is supposed to own a gun?

But mandatory use of pfd's is ok with me.

Me too!

Same goes for a helmet when running whitewater.

IMNSHO Faceguards and elbow pads are optional for whitewater, as long as
the individual getting hurt in their face or at their elbow pays for a
decent part of the hospital costs themselves.

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