Cost to society

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From: Emil Kucera 
Email: kucera@mbnet.mb.ca

Taken from a random message, one of several similar ones:

>human injury sustained as
a result of accidents occurring while not wearing seat belts was not just a
>personal matter, but of concern to everyone -- the impact on society, the cost in taxpayers' money, etc.

This, at least, is a specious argument.
Insurance should pay for the treatment, whether you got hurt with or without the helmet.
Insurance rates are set from a whole lot of parameters.
If riding, as was pointed out, is the second most dangerous sport, it could be banned altogether one day, don't you think?. What will you say then?

Regards to all       Emil