It's all about politics, not environment or safety. Politicians look for soft-targets to inflict with silly laws. Soft targets are people, like motorcyclists and bicyclists who don''t have much political clout and are often viewed with contempt. That way the politicians can make it look like they are doing something, even though they are afraid to take on difficult and important issues that have serious opposition, hard targets.
For instance, if saving lives, like they say, is the number one reason that bicyclists and motorcyclists must wear helmets; then imagine how many thousands more lives they could save by making car drivers and passengers wear helmets. (If you doubt this go to a wrecking yard and view the blood and hair found on the glass of wrecked cars.) Politicians won't touch it because it is a hard target, and they are too spineless and lazy to take on that one.
So, you will see 2 strokes, chainsaws, some lawnmowers, string trimmers, small power generators, and other things that vastly outnumber motorcycles and motor bicycles getting a free ride from the politicians. When hard targets become outraged, they make politicians sweat. Soft targets don't.
There are swine in this world that look around trying to find other people who are having fun and satisfaction. When they find some, they do everything that they can to stop it, because "It's for your own good." I call them "swine" because no one has the right to steal the joy from other people's lives. Life is a bumpy road anyway, and if we find harmless diversion to make things pleasant and have fun, then we don't need swine ruining it for us like they do.
For instance, if saving lives, like they say, is the number one reason that bicyclists and motorcyclists must wear helmets; then imagine how many thousands more lives they could save by making car drivers and passengers wear helmets. (If you doubt this go to a wrecking yard and view the blood and hair found on the glass of wrecked cars.) Politicians won't touch it because it is a hard target, and they are too spineless and lazy to take on that one.
So, you will see 2 strokes, chainsaws, some lawnmowers, string trimmers, small power generators, and other things that vastly outnumber motorcycles and motor bicycles getting a free ride from the politicians. When hard targets become outraged, they make politicians sweat. Soft targets don't.
There are swine in this world that look around trying to find other people who are having fun and satisfaction. When they find some, they do everything that they can to stop it, because "It's for your own good." I call them "swine" because no one has the right to steal the joy from other people's lives. Life is a bumpy road anyway, and if we find harmless diversion to make things pleasant and have fun, then we don't need swine ruining it for us like they do.
