Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
What "government" has this helmet ordinance in place that restricts your freedom, and what does the helmet ordinance require? Reference?
Local government! What's the issue with you not understanding that city laws/ordinances are government? Do you not have local speed limits set forth by a specific city? Other rules set for by a city? A city is the "local government" that is creating laws that over-ride your beliefs that you know what's better for you than your government does. And that is the freedom that I'm talking about. If you believe that you are safe enough riding without a helmet, but your local government thinks that you will be more safe riding the way they think, then they have taken a freedom away and imposed restrictions on you. Socialism in a form that many don't pay attention to, until it hits them with something they don't agree with. You may be one that won't mount an indoor exercise bike without a helmet, therefore you won't think this is a freedom restricting law, but if your local government stated that you couldn't ride your bike without a full geared football uniform, training wheels on your bike, and that you can't ride faster than 5 MPH, you'd be hollering "damned government!".