Everyone should have the right to not wear a helmet if they so choose as long as they sign a waiver that allows their state to refuse them "ward of the state" status should they end up a vegetable due to head injury and have no means of paying for their medical care. If riders want to be "FREE" and ride helmet-less then they should expect taxpayers to be "FREE" from the financial burden of caring for them when they end up as artichokes (IMHO