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    Quote Originally Posted by martnH View Post

    Why would I , as the tax payer, pay the healthcare bill for someone's stupid act
    we do it all the time.

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    If it is such a great piece of world class legislation, why after all these years haven’t other nations taken it up with such zeal ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by trog View Post
    If it is such a great piece of world class legislation, why after all these years haven’t other nations taken it up with such zeal ?
    South Australia was the first place in the world to give women the vote - would you have done away with that because no-one else had at the time? Similarly with our healthcare system, pensions/superannuation, education system .... we do it differently, but that's OK, and is why The Economist devoted a special issue to Australia last week. Their theme was how we did things differently - and better. Australia was labelled the most successful developed economy and a leader in social issues.

    My point is this - just because we're doing something that other countries aren't doesn't mean that we're getting it wrong. The argument that we should just copy other countries smacks of the cultural cringe.

    Edit: and the Economist finally conceded that compulsory voting - which is nearly unique to Australia - was actually a good thing, that meant that we had avoided a lot of the political and social issues plaguing the US and the UK.
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    Having a government instruct their people how to live is not new, but I know that’s what most of you prefer.
    If you want to wear a piece of plastic on your head, go for it.
    Now, where’s my cotton wool.
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    If pushbike helmets don't do enough to protect you maybe they should change the laws to make you wear a motorbike helmet. How's that for a spanner in the works.
    Cheers Jim

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    Neck brace and bubble wrap too !

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    Bicycle helmets are designed to do two main things. One is to cushion your scone from a vertical fall of around 1.5m to 2m to hard ground, like when you fall off after a wheel slide. This vertical contact speed is around 15 to 20km/h. The second is to provide a low friction surface to allow your head to slide along the pavement and not twist and break your neck. It is NOT designed to allow you to to crash head first into stationary objects (or vehicles moving towards you) at high speeds and survive. Wearing a motor cycle helmet is pointless unless you spend all your time at typical motorcycle speeds.

    And if you do silly things like add a go-pro mount to your bike helmet you risk skull damage and a broken neck if the mount catches on the ground as you fall. Better off with the camera on your handle bars.

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