safety regulations

I'm a Rhode Islander (yes, it is a state!) and today our new governor Lincoln Chaffee signed into law the mandatory use of seat-belts. You should know that here in RI it is perfectly LEGAL to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. That's right, no helmet, on a motorcycle. Yet, we now have a law...

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/05/a-raw-political-fight-ron-paul-battles-the-fd the federal goverment considers raw milk an illegal substance just like heroin and marijuana. "help please i need the nanny state to make laws to protect me from dangerous animal by products :( " LMAO...

I am worried, though leery of these claims "anyone caught growing food without permission, even in their own backyard, could be charged with a criminal offense. " http://www.zagasi.com/senate-bill-510-a-major-danger-to-human-health-and-freedom/221082/...

This reported by ABC: I have a question though: Is this an apples-to-apples comparison? These are safety violations at refineries, not drilling rigs. Did these other companies with fewer violations operate a comparable number of refineries?

So, adherence to health and safety procedure is more important than saving someone's life, to at least one fire service manager. http://www.scotsman.com/news/Firemen-stand-by-as-rules.6117739.jp This is bug:rule10ing nuts! Rolfe.

David Cameron has apparently called for the Conservative party to get rid of nonsensical Health & Safety laws. Maybe he should have consulted this useful website rather than just listening to the outraged tabloids? :) http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/index.htm and...