The first study I mentioned noted that following Pennsylvania's repeal non helmet related head injuries went up over 42 percent. Here's the rest of the quote:
The number of head-injured, hospitalized motorcyclists requiring further care at facilities specializing in rehabilitation and long-term care increased 87 percent after the repeal, and increased 16 percent for non-head injured motorcyclists. Total acute care hospital charges stemming from motorcycle-related head injuries increased 132 percent in the two years following repeal compared to 69 percent for non-head injuries. --- That's for one state only. Want to multiply that by 50+ times and more. That's not a few dollars per person. >That's interesting stuff. > >Question: How much would I be willing to pay for particular freedoms, >including paying for other people's freedom? > >Just because not having a law may cost me a few extra cents in tax dollars >as an American citizen, doesn't necessarily mean I should support the law. >Especially since there are other laws that DWARF this one in money spent by >tax payers on health. The obvious one is the legality of alcohol. > >I know drinking causes umpteen millions, and maybe billions, in health >spending every year.....but damnit, I want to be able to drink, so i'm >willing to pay the bill for a little freedom. > >Similarly, people who want to ride motorcycles without a helmet will cost us >a bit more in health spending each year.....but is it enough to give me the >right to tell them what to do? Dunno. I take freedom pretty seriously...more >seriously than money, actually. > > > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:339904 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
