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It's personal choice to ride a motorcycle, and IMO it should be personal choice whether or not you protect your own head. I'm pretty sure I would still wear a decent helmet, but the decision should be the riders, nobody elses.
I'm torn about the sikh allowance, but then, I've never seen a sikh on a motorbike so couldn't say how commonplace it would be for someone to do something so stupid, just because they're allowed to.
Well to wear the helmet they'd have to remove their turban....
and their turban has all their hair bundled with it to keep it clean. Imagine when a woman washes her hair and puts a towel round it then wraps it up. It's the same thing, in effect. Although a lot of Sikhs wear it just as a 'badge' to say they're Sikh, AFAIK in itself it is not a religious need / item. Suppose in that regard, it's like a Christian wearing a cross. Nowhere in the bible does it say you need to wear one, but Christians want to display their religion...
Some Sikhs even have their hair cut to fit in with the typical guy = short hair and then wear a turban on top .
As for the seatbelts, if you were the only person in the car, then why should you be forced to wear it? When there's the added complexities that it might kill someone else by you not wearing it, then it's a different matter... :chin:
But if the turban is just there to protect their hair, can't the helmet do that?
Why is there a legal requirement to wear motorcycle helmets, but not one to wear a helmet whilst riding a push bike?
No, I don't think the state should legislate against religous beliefs either. But neither should religous beliefs be an excuse for bigotry
It should be down to the individual alone whether they want to take that risk.
I'd love my hair to grow as long as your sister's!
There was a girl at my school and if her dad had found out she cut her hair, she'd never be allowed out again. She used to get it cut but then put it in a bun just before she got home.
Ah, but do you ride a motorcycle?
In the UK, deaths as a result of a traffic accident are 12 times higher on a bike than in a car (but I'm not sure about the actual chance of an accident). Nobody is pretending riding is safe...
So you do agree then that Catholic adoption agencies have the right to only have straight couples adopting children?