Helmets! Safety might soon be a mtter of choice as Legislature opens debate on mandatory helmet laws.

There is a debate currently being held about the importance of helmets when operating motorcycles in the State of Nebraska. Is the proposal is approved, Nebraska riders over the age of 21 would be granted with the option of whether or not they want to wear a helmet. Are they NUTS??? What the hell? I saw Easy Rider and I understand that Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper are total bad-asses sans-helmet, but did we forget the end of the film. Death! sure they were shot at, but I am sure the impact their skulls made with the pavement (unseen in the film, yet easily imaginable) didnt help with their chances of possibly recovering. I can't help but say that although this would save the state much needed funding from lost tax revenue, we would essentially be increasing the risk of taxpayers getting killed. I hold faith in the fact that the attempt to end the mandatory helmet law has failed since 1989, but in today's society, with drugs being legalized and, generally, the overall state of things, Anything could happen...