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Accident at Arapiles: November 9th 24-Nov-2010 At 3:34:40 PM gordoste

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On 24/11/2010 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 24/11/2010 ajfclark wrote:
>>
>>Unless they have an accident and end up in hospital. If your injuries
>>are more severe because you weren't wearing a helmet then your choice
>to
>>not wear a helmet has had an impact on the rest of us.
>
>You gotta be kidding? By that logic, I should get stuck into everyone
>I see having a smoke, every fat dude eating a lot-burger, every kid not
>studying hard (cause he might end up on the dole), every teenage chick
>getting knocked up, everyone who is using a wobbly ladder to clean their
>gutters...........it goes on and on. Do you really want to live in a society
>where you get every single action scrutinised on the basis of how it has
>potential to economically affect everyone else?

BTW in case it's not clear - my objection is not to the economic cost of possible injuries. It's to the lack of consideration you show others by choosing to take deliberate risks when you're near them.