Just in case anybody cares ... heres my 2 cents.

Helmets are a great idea.
Seatbelts are a great idea.
Laws that force adults to wear them are not.

Make laws to protect children, let adults look after themselves.

They tell me I live in a free country ... you would think I could do as I please as long as I wasn't bothering anyone.
Unfortunately this is not the case.
Once they've taken away your rights to take a few risks here and there, what have you got left?
Would you call it freedom?
I wouldn't.

Scrap the helmet laws.
Scrap the seatbelt laws.
I'll still wear them because I think they're a good idea.
But give the people who don't like them the freedom to make thier own decisions.

Slug.