Police should practice what they preach

as someone who relies on a bicycle and/or public transit to get
around, i think wearing a helmet should be up to the individual, the
government has been encroaching on our personal freedoms too long,
next thing you know, youll need a permit to open a can of paint.

If i realize the risks of riding sans helmet and am willing to take
that risk, its my own problem if i get hurt! same goes for seat belts
in cars, your choice, your problem!

I complained about the St. Paul police turning on their sirens/lights
to zip through stop lights ... only to turn them off and resume normal
speed on the city streets. THey don't feel like they should sit and
wait at a light like the rest of us. Drives me nuts.

and contact the police dept too


i don't know about the cops
but i know back when i was in the military... if i was riding my bike
without a helmet and got in an accident, the navy would NOT pay for my
treatment since wearing a helmet was an official base policy. (we even
had to sign our names to it)

same for seatbelts etc...


not to mention it's a bad example for them to ride around like that

...I'm in PA too and I know a bunch of bikers. Some of the bikers in
my area always used to whine and complain that they were "forced" to
wear helmets when riding. So when PA passes this law about wear a
helmet only if you want they were all doing a jig in the streets.

So...why do car drivers have to wear seatbelts for safety when bike
riders can go without any belts or helmets? I always wear my seatbelt
and I'm terrified of riding a motorcycle, but if I did I would wear a
helmet.

I remember the days of riding in my parents' Range Rover in the back
without any seats in it. We would sit on pillows and play board games
while going somewhere. No seats, no seatbelts, never had an accident.
Of course, back then there were no cell phones, iPods and all the
other distractions that people must do while driving. There is not
enough time in a day for me to complain about people multitasking
while driving....