I believe, and I think the founding fathers of this country would probably agree, that life doesn't need to be legislated in every particular detail.
You are right - sometimes dying isn't the worst thing that can happen to a person. I met a guy once at a bike rally in So.Cal. in the late 80's. Paralyzed from the neck down. It happened because he crashed with a full-faced lid on. He had some very minor injuries (broken hand, road rash, etc.) but was knocked unconscious (sp?); he was not breathing because his tongue was logged in his throat. The "good samaritan" on the scene tried to help him by removing his full-face helmet in order to provide cpr. What the "good samaritan" did not know was this - his neck was traumatized from the accident. In attempting to remove the helmet, the "good samaritan" ended up literally breaking the man's neck. I talked with that man - he would have preferred to die.
Myself, I wear a DOT-approved half-lid with a quick-release latch. Medical personnel can, if needed, easily remove my lid without causing additional unneeded trama to my person in doing so.
Living life is a risk bro. You step outside your front door, you increase your risk as compared to staying on your sofa. I believe in a minimalistic government and that government should legislate only when the evidence is overwhelmingly convincing that doing so is in the public good. In this particular case, I see no evidence of that.
Moose
