> You're not ensuring their safety by forcing them to wear helmets You _may not be_ ensuring. The data for cyclists may very well not extrapolate to motorcycli

> You're not ensuring their safety by forcing them to wear helmets You _may not be_ ensuring. The data for cyclists may very well not extrapolate to motorcyclists. > I disagree with the premise that we need to make such decisions for people Interesting! I think ensuring citizen safety _is_ something the state should be (in part) responsible for, and history has shown that people are often too ignorant of the risks to do it through education alone. Do you also disagree with regulation requiring seatbelts?