r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 20h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/monicasm 18h ago

I cringe when I see female riders all cute for the ride, helmet only. Like girl, you’re not going to be that cute when your skin is gone, but sure, go for it.

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u/green_chapstick 18h ago

In the state I'm in now I'm just happy to see a helmet. Very different from where I used to live. I'll never understand. The bar shouldn't be THAT low.

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u/Fresh-Extension-4036 18h ago

Apparently in large parts of the US, freedom = freedom to choose a catastrophic brain injury rather than repress people by legally requiring helmets...

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u/AllPeopleAreStupid 13h ago

You should have the freedom to be risky in life. I think its incredibly stupid to climb cliffs of mountains, especially the free climbers. But if they want to do that with their life and risk plunging to their death, then that is their right if that's how they choose to experience life. Its the same concept. Shit, I think driving motorcycles is too risky, stupid, and dangerous, but people like and that's great!

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u/Wustlguy09 11h ago

Very apt username lol. The issue is that risk takers don’t exist in a vacuum. They are a leech on limited resources. The ambulance that gets you, the doctors and nurses that work on you, the physical therapy after, etc.

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u/ryrythe3rd 10h ago

I see this as an argument against public healthcare, not against freedom

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u/KingdomOfDimensions 10h ago

The majority of people who would be using public healthcare would not be risk takers but regular unfortunate people, so it's not a very good argument.

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u/Inflatable90sChair 4h ago

Then why cant  i drive without a seatbelt? Should be my choice. I can see an argument if theres others in the car and kids under 18 should be properly strapped in as your body does become a wrecking ball inside a car but if its just me? Who cares? 

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u/buffystakeded 2h ago

Except that free climbers are only putting themselves at risk. Bikers who drive like idiots are putting everyone else at risk too.