Are conservatives enemies of safety?First they went crazy over the TSA searches. They were against seatbelts and motorcycle helmets. They are against cap and trade. Now they are against mandatory fire sprinklers in homes that kill 2000 people a year.
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Not enemies of safety,but enemies of sanity.
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Over a dozen motorcyclists came to the State House yesterday to advocate for bills they say would give them more riding freedom.
Massachusetts law requires all riders and their passengers to wear helmets, but bills discussed at a Joint Committee on Transportation hearing would give motorcyclists over 21 years old the option of not wearing helmets.
"Currently, 30 states allow free choice. Massachusetts is in the minority," Jimi Ricci of Waltham, former chairman of the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association's board of directors, told the legislators.
States offering the choice include Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire, which combined have about 250,000 registered motorcycles, said Paul Cote, New England region road riding delegate to the American Motorcycle Association.
Mike Rowe, host of the TV show “Dirtiest Jobs” is calling “Safety First” “a load of unmitigated nonsense” among other things.

After being called out by one of the viewers for not wearing safety glasses, rather than simply saying “Oops! My bad! Yes, you should always wear safety glasses when there’s a danger of eye injury!” and leaving it at that went off on what can only be called a rampage about the fact that companies out there aren’t really concerned about safety.
The comment from the viewer was posted on mikeroweworks.com and reads as follows:
My husband works on the oilrigs as a well tester. We watched you folks do so without any eye protection! Are you crazy? Drilling a hole with no protective eyewear? Between him, a well tester, and me, a workers’ compensation lawyer, we’re cringing! Somebody could LOSE AN EYE! Seriously – Safety First, fellas! I would expect better from the Discovery Channel!