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 ?
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.
Arapiles
2014 D4 HSE
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.
2002 D2 4.6L V8 Auto SLS+2" ACE CDL Truetrac(F) Nanocom(V8 only)
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
Neck brace and bubble wrap too !
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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