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> Seatbelt and helmet laws are a condition of using property that isn't yours (the road). In England, at least, the law also applies in the (somewhat unusual)
by bloak 6y ago
> Seatbelt and helmet laws are a condition of using property that isn't yours (the road).
In England, at least, the law also applies in the (somewhat unusual) circumstances that you happen to own the road.
Going meta here: There seems to be a mental condition that causes people to try to interpret everything in terms of contracts and property rights. In extreme cases it leads to phenomena like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_on_the_land https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_on_the_land