VF> It is, when the use of massive medical costs due to head
VF> injuries is made as a key point in favour of their use.
No, this simply isn't true.  Motor vehicles are a mode of transportation that 
is absolutely necessary for survival in our society and bicycling is a chosen 
form of recreation.  (I realize there are exceptions, but this generally is 
the rule.)
Despite your experience, there's no way a rational person can argue that 
riding a vehicle at 10 to 30 mph without a helmet makes more sense than 
riding without one.  I don't like the government telling me what to do any 
more than the next guy, but your arguments do not hold water.
VF> Next?
Last.
                                  Dewey

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