Having read Robert T. Jenkins` profound and enlightening view of the helmet law signed by President Bush last December (Voice, March 7), I can only conclude that once again the (nonriding) public has been tricked into surrendering yet another freedom. This law aimed at protecting us from ourselves does not serve the rights and wishes of those whom it affects.
The fact that I can neither see nor hear when I`m wearing a helmet is of no interest to lawmakers. The fact that a helmet guarantees me nothing more than the possibility of an open-casket funeral if I`m involved in a wreck is likewise of no consequence. The only thing that matters is the insurance lobby wants this law and is willing to do whatever it takes to get it passed.
When Mr. Jenkins characterizes me as brainless because I`m not willing to sacrifice half my field of vision and three-fourths of my hearing just so I can have five additional pounds of weight on my neck, I get angry. But the issue is whether the American people are willing to sacrifice freedom after freedom after freedom.
Laws banning smoking, abortion, the right to die, etc., should be fought against if you truly think they are unfair. But don`t call me brainless just because I am not willing to give up my freedom of choice.
