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Originally Posted by Great Idea
...... no seat belt law, no helmet law and soon we will "pay" for no speed limit on Winni..... who do you think ultimately "pays" all the outrageous medical bills/court costs that are incurred not to mention the emotional toll on the family's when these freedom lovin folks bounce off a tree?????
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I think someone is crazy to ride a motorcycle without a helmet but if that's their choice.... Maybe we should stop people from water and snow skiing, and ice and rock climbing, and hiking, and biking, and canoeing, and snowmobiling, and walking (my Mom fell and broke her wrist a few years ago). All these activities and many more cause injury and death every year. Many of the activities are unnecessary, i.e done for sport. Further, people have to spend money and run risks to rescue the injured. 40,000 people are killed in car accidents every year and we continue to drive cars. Should we all sit at home where we would be nice and safe? But a lot of accidents happen at home ....
Supporting freedom IS usually expensive, and often painful because someone concerned with freedom will sacrifice it only when the need is very strong.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin
What I and others have proposed is the use of existing laws and the extension of some things like NWZs to control the reckless behavior that is the root of the problem on the lake and will not be significantly addressed by a speed limit because most of the bad behavior happens at speeds slower than 45 MPH. Education about the existing rules and better enforcement via better supported MP services is also essential.