And this is the problem. You do chores on a John Deere Gator, in not wearing a helmet we could argue that you've done a risk analysis and you don't feel the risks you, or your grand kids are exposed to while doing chores warrant the used of a helmet. Heck if you're feeding cattle they are probably a bigger risk them the operation of the Gator. You're a reasonable man, have raised a family I remember you trading lawnmowers a while ago because you had concerns about the grand daughters and the mower you had and you didn't want to see anything happen to them, again another risk analysis. I get the assumption you have done alright for yourself and your family even against some adversity that was thrown at you, again you made risk analysis and in general must of made enough good decisions to overcome the ones you made that didn't quite come out the way you planned. Somewhere along the line YOU learned, and seem to have been able to instill some of that knowledge to the following generations and thus the successful sons and grand kids.
The problem, there are folks out there who don't or can't learn. Doing chores with a Gator is a heck of a lot different than running across a pasture wide open on an ATV that is more performance orientated, but our government may not include those considerations in the law. We have states that will let you ride a motorcycle with out a helmet yet require you to wear a seat belt while driving a car. Let's change the example a bit, say instead you did chores with a Jeep. I would assume no helmet and probably wouldn't use your seat belt either. The kids end up using the Jeep for chores no helmet, no seat belt everything is fine. Then someone gets the bright idea to go mess around with the Jeep after chores, in the process they go faster than they did during chores and maybe they are driving over ground a little steeper than they did doing chores and the inevitable occurs and the Jeep gets rolled. If they were wearing a seat belt they might be shaken up a bit and might have some injuries but their probably going to be okay and might not be as aggressive riding in Jeeps on steep hills. If they weren't wearing seat belts this could be a situation here they no longer have any opportunity to learn as it may be a terminal mistake, however some of their friends may learn from their mistake. Bottom line is as parents, and grand parents we have an obligation to teach and protect our kids. They're kids and sometimes you have to let them make mistakes because that's going to be the only way they'll learn, our obligation is to make sure they aren't fatal mistakes and not let them experience more than they might be capable of making intelligent decisions about.
My mother was very much against firearms in the house and motorcycles. While we were in high school my younger brother got the desire to buy a motorcycle, since he was under 18 my parents had to approve, they did but the caveat was it would not be ridden on the road and anyone riding it would wear a helmet. Yes it dumped all of us a time or two but we learned. Eventually my brother sold the motorcycle because he needed the money for a car. I bought it and since by then I was over 18 and paid for my own insurance I licensed it for the road and got the cycle endorsement on my license. I never road it that much and a lot of that was because people kept pulling out in front of me when I was on the bike, I mean they'd look right at you and then pull out. I figured if I rode it long enough I'd get hurt and it probably wouldn't be my fault.
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