There are some things that are distinct in my mind, that I don't see other people distinguishing, when it comes to "preventive actions". I would be inclined to

There are some things that are distinct in my mind, that I don't see other people distinguishing, when it comes to "preventive actions". I would be inclined to wear a helmet or a seatbelt regardless of the law, so it doesn't make a practical difference to me if they are mandated. On the other hand, it seems arbitrarily inconsistent to me, to say it's ok for motorcyclists to take a lot of risk, even with a helmet, and yet not allow car drivers to choose whether to wear a seatbelt or have an airbag. I can drive any old pre-airbag car that's nearly as dangerous as a motorcycle, but there's little accommodation for selling new cars without every bell and whistle. Not that I would want someone to say "ok, then we'll outlaw motorcycles and scrap all the old cars". But I'm not sure these regulations are really necessary. If people have different risk tolerances, then they can pay an appropriate amount in insurance. On the other hand, I do strongly believe in safety regulations where the risk is not obvious and people can't judge it. I can't see if food or drugs are potentially lethal, it has to be certified and monitored by experts. With cars, the question of whether the seatbelts will work correctly in a crash is something that regulations need to cover, even if we were to say it's ok to not have them at all.