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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4727715" data-attributes="member: 63706">Most people who wear seatbelts do it to avoid getting fined, so yes, fear.No one is being threatened with government intervention for not wearing sunscreen. I only put on sunscreen when I am going to be continually exposed to direct sunlight for more than about 20 to 30 minutes at a time, which is almost never.In my state, anyone over the age of 16 has the right to decide whether or not to wear helmets while riding a bike. I'd say well over 50% choose not to.In a free society, good ideas don't have to be enforced under the threat of force, and people are at liberty to decide what level of risk they are comfortable taking. Making liability a social burden is used over and over as justification to limit freedom.</blockquote>