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Any 'authorities' trying to tell me what's in my best interests piss me off.
It's all part of the dumb down. In broken Britain the lunatics have taken over the asylum. Freedom of choice is being replaced with 'experts' telling us what to think, and what to do. Of course, all it's really about is vested interests and money, as usual.
Pretty soon there will be taxes on cycling, compulsory cycle training, and helmets will be mandatory. Who's that gonna benefit? Me? No. Helmet manufacturers, training organisations, the government? Yes.
Why not make steel toecaps compulsory too, to protect the feet. And, of course, heavy duty gloves. Why not force folk to wear a suit of armour, 'in their best interests'.
Fuckers.