New Product Idea: Helbans

Last week there was news[globeandmail] that an Ontario judge has ruled that the law prohibiting anyone from riding a motorcycle without a helmet does not violate rights to religious freedom. Of course this is mostly common sense, but it seems a Sikh man had received a ticket and fought that charge on those grounds.  So the judge rightfully ruled that the society gains from possible reduced health care costs overrule the religious right. I think the best part of the real story is that this individual held a test at a race track to disprove the view of the Crown that the turban would fall off at high speeds. The Globe and Mail reports that this test was performed under the auspices of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. That simply confirms that this guy has already wasted too much public money.

This is all well and good, but since I figure it's his head and I couldn't find a way for me to experience greater injury if we collided, I thought there must be a way for this guy to experience the feeling of the open air running through his ..... umm .... turban.  I guess it's not the classic image of open air bike riding, but who am I to judge that?  I figure that we need a waiver which can be signed by anyone who would like to ride without a helmet. This would absolve the rest of us from health care costs should the inevitable happen. After further thought I wondered if it would perhaps have the side benefit of leaving space in the health care system for those of us smart enough to avoid motorcycle riding completely. I've sent a letter to my MPP with my proposal and I'll let you know if I receive a response, but I've come up with a better plan anyway.

This better plan includes a way for me to make money as opposed to simply saving public money, and that's much better for me.  I figure it should be possible to create a turban that is a helmet, or a helban if you will.  I now have to do some research to determine if it's possible to meet the safety standards[wikipedia] of a motorcycle helmet as well as the religious requirements[sikhnet] of the turban.