[sorry mark]
There is a similar discussion on MotoTreff (the Swiss forum I am involved with) if they should introduce a full-gear law here. We have a helmet law, but still have alot of injuries because of people riding with brain-caps (instead of a full-face) and no other protective gear.
The opinion over here is pretty much the same - you can't regulate common sense. Making laws doesn't force anyone to wear riding gear / helmets / seatbelts / whatever, it just gives the police more probable cause if and when they feel like checking.
If someone thinks that he is superman and doesn't need to wear protective gear because he knows he isn't going to have an accident (Paladin?), no law is going to change his mind. He may throw a non-certified brain-cap over his head just to appease the police, but it won't protect him when reality strikes.
In this case, it may sound cold-hearted, but I can't think of any other name for it: Darwinism.
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