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Personal risk is a value judgement. The government steps in when your decisions impact the life of an unconsenting third party, like a child.

Can you point to a single competent expert who recommends the average driver should wear a helmet while driving? Again, there is a difference between one study showing helmets reduce injury in crashes, and an expert reviewing the problem as a whole and making a recommendation.



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