State Parliment "Nanny State" Select Committee - submit before 5 Oct

[Thoglette]

The Member for the South Metropolitan Region had a letter published in The West today, advising on the existence of the Select Committee on Personal Choice and Safety.

One of the items they are looking at is "outdoor recreation such as cycling and aquatic leisure".

Submissions will be accepted until 4pm on Friday 5th October either by mail to;
The Parliamentary Officer,
Select Committee on Personal Choice and Safety,
Parliament House, 4 Harvest Place, West Perth, 6005
or via email to pccs(at)parliament.wa.gov.au

(I will have cross posted to the MHL thread)

[Thoglette]

Did you know that dinking is illegal in WA?

[Thoglette]

Today is the day. Two-and-a-bit hours to go

[Mububban]

I missed this originally - what's the aim of this select committee as it pertains to cycling? Further entrenching things like MHL? Or debating removing them?

[Thoglette]

I missed this originally - what's the aim of this select committee as it pertains to cycling? Further entrenching things like MHL? Or debating removing them?

I didn't read the Hansard but it looks like Leyonhjelm Mk2 based on the committee's title "Select Committee on Personal Choice and Safety"

Some homework

[Thoglette]

Report in the ABC
Nanny state debate in WA Parliament has bike helmets and vaping high on agenda, ABC Radio Perth, By Gian De Poloni

[rolandp]

Three weeks ago:
Road Safety Minister Michelle Roberts said there were no plans to relax helmet laws in WA.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/travel/walk ... 881009751z

[Thoglette]

Three weeks ago:
Road Safety Minister Michelle Roberts said there were no plans to relax helmet laws in WA.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/travel/walk ... 881009751z

The neurosurgeon who operated on Mr Bothe told him his helmet, smashed to pieces in the crash, saved his life.

Neurosurgeons are spectacularly unqualified to judge the level of protection provided by a failed helmet.
Yet it's trotted out as fact