musings for speech 111

Preparing Persuasive Speech #1

My speech was about maintaining Nebrask's current motorcycle helmet law. Since it has been approximately a year since I worked on the first 2 units of this speech class, I found it difficult to work through the citations. I found large amounts of information supporting the helmet laws that are in effect throughout the united States. Even common sense tells us that a helmeted motorcycle rider is safer than an unhelmeted one. Information concerning costs of healthcare of helmets verses unhelmeted riders involved in accidents was also plentiful. The biggest dilemma I experienced was my beeling of having the right to choose whether or not to wear a helmet versus that being mandated by law. However, I feel that peer pruessure would result in some riders going without helmets, if they had a choice; when they might otherwise be inclined to wear a helmet. I chose not to address this issue in my speech because I felt it would develop into a separate issue concerning rights to choose versus laws -- such as helmet use, seat belt use, cellphone use while driving etc.

posted by kevin @ 12:44 PM