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Originally Posted by dcb
We are talking about citizens though, not police or racers.
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The citizens are on public roads. If it's a private road and someone is above 18 or whatever then they can do whatever they want. Even if the reasoning is something as banal as an increase in the cost of EMS/cleanup/delays for accidents where the rider wasn't wearing a helmet then it's still a reasonable regulation in the context of interstate commerce and the courts interpretations.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Numbers. I need to see numbers for all this money the govt spends on health care for unhelmeted bikers. Everyone seems to know them but me.  |
The internet has the answers! 
We could be looking at an extra ~$60+ million/year in additional medical costs due to riders who aren't wearing helmets, and I'm pretty sure the cost is at least in the millions. Arguably someone could add something to registration/insurance that went straight to hospitals/insurance companies for the additional costs, plus whatever other expenses due to other cost increases, but if someone really doesn't like government regulation that seems way more convoluted than wearing a helmet.