I like the "free of liability" idea. In Michigan, we have state
catastrophic claims insurance tacked on top of our regular insurance--
on each and every car, motorcycle, Model T, whatever. It often exceeds
the premium for all other coverages. If you should look down to make
sure you still don't have mufflers on your Harley, and then
inadvertently run off the road into a tree, leaving you a tattooed
vegetable for the rest of your life, we Michiganders will pay to wipe
your butt for the next 50 years after your measly medical coverage runs
out. Your choice. My money.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Littlefield [mailto:dmeadow@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:42 PM
To: dlancer7676@comcast.net
Cc: Deikis, John G; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Why I wear seatbelts...
Texas does give motorcyclists a choice. It requires those going without
helmets to carry additional medical insurance to offset the brain injury
costs.
David
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:21:17 +0000 dlancer7676@comcast.net writes:
> Ya know, I have heard the seatbelt/no seatbelt argument and the
> motorcycle helmet/no motorcycle helmet argument I guess most of my
> long life. My dad, god bless him and his wonderful heart, hated
> seat belts and would always point out that one incident where a guy
> was killed and the investigators said if he HADN'T been wearing his
> belt he might have lived. But my Dad still wore seat belts.
>
> I have concluded one thing, and I have written my State legislators
> with my concern, and that is that if you are NOT wearing your
> seatbelt or your motorcycle helmet and we are involved in an
> accident with one another, then MY liability increases because of
> YOUR stupid decision not to protect yourself. Therefore, I would be
> in favor of a law which provided CHOICE on whether to wear a
> seatbelt or a motorcycle helmet AS LONG AS it ALSO RELEASES THE
> OTHER DRIVER FROM LIABILITY IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK CAUSING INJURY
> to your moronic head or body, regardless of fault (eleminates all
> the legal wrangling and hookey-do, and if you protect yourself the
> law wouldn't matter anyway).
>
> There, simple solution to a stupid problem. 8^)
>
> --David C.
> Snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled.
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