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The helmet issue is a sticky one. On one hand, uninsured/underinsured people who get in an accident without a helmet can't cover their medical bills, meaning that the hospital (and consequently, everybody else) has to pay.
On the other hand, universal healthcare, which resolves the uninsured/underinsured issue, puts the government in a position of making this other "unsafe" behaviors illegal to "save the taxpayers money."
The seat belt laws I agree with, though. In an accident, the driver can be knocked out of the driving position without a seat belt, making their vehicle a missile that endangers others. A motorcycle helmet protects nobody but the rider.
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