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- From: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
- Subject: Re: Passenger Clothing (how fascist are YOU?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.222255.5328@news.columbia.edu>
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- Reply-To: scs8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Sebastian C Sears)
- Organization: Columbia University
- References: <1992Nov9.180340.23736@ncsu.edu> <Bxno17.4F8@fulcrum.co.uk> <1992Nov16.152707.11695@rtsg.mot.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:22:55 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.152707.11695@rtsg.mot.com> svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda) writes:
- >I look at it a little differently. If someone is not a regular passenger or
- >a motorcyclist in his own right, he hasn't the experience to make an informed
- >decision. Now, that in itself is not a good enough reason to infringe on
- >someone's right to ride at any risk level they choose. What really makes the
- >difference is that *I* am *responsible* for their safety. No matter how you
- >feel about individual rights, the fact is that the driver is responsible in
- >LARGE part for the safety of the passengers.As long as I have responsiblity,
- >I also have the responsiblity to INSURE the safety of my passengers as much
- >as I can. That means that the rider wear's at LEAST as much protective
- >equipment as myself. (That is, if I have one helmet and Miss Perfect want's
- >a ride NOW, I will forgo the helmet myself, and any other safety equipment
- >that I can, in favor of dressing up Miss Perfect. If M.P. wants to continue
- >to ride with me, she can use my pillion equipment, or get her own.)
-
- Good point. If I dump I'd feel much better hurting myself than
- hurting my passenger. I don't want to feel like I put them in a
- dangerous position through my own negligence. I'd rather deal with
- putting myself in danger (through my own stupidity, no one else's).
-
- >Dave Svoboda (svoboda@void.rtsg.mot.com) | "I just can't take
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