Did Helmet evolve from Hell Met???

I m not sure if the word helmet evolved from 'hell met'. But the new regulation making helmets compulsory for one year old (may be i m wrong..cud even be six to seven months child,since the Motor Vehicles Act doesnt prescribe an age and our beloved government servants too do not know) to the longest living person in Chennai, seems like hell for a few people.
One Sentence in The Hindu today caught my attention..it read something like 'What neurosurgeons could not make people do so far, one government order has.' It does not in anyway show that people in the state are law abiding..but just think of the embarrasment when a policeman pulls you over in full public glare and makes you pay a fine of Rs 100.Oh My God!! The whole world will come crashing down on them,cos they have been humiliated in public...one reason why the compulsory helmet rule has made people abide by it.
The trauma of being embarrased in public is much more than the trauma the person and his family will undergo in case he ends up in an accident and dies because of head injury or has a serious health problem due to it and they ll have to shell out huge sums of money to hospitals and doctors, who anyway mint money. Who Cares man? Let them get rich. A helmet at Rs 500 is too costly for a middle class person...but how the hell does the he or she from the middle class able to afford to buy a two wheeler. Seriously, if u are talking about being middle class and not able to afford a helmet..may be u should take the bus or the train. Oh but then they are too stuffy and crowded!!
Add to that the traffic jams..the unending honking by vehicles on the road, plus the sweat that will pour down the face and the hair on the head that they ll lose, seriously,losing hair is much worse than losing your life. Why give a damn!!
But the point why 97 per cent of the population is conforming to the rule is simply this : "Who wants to get caught not wearing a helmet..I don't want to pay Rs 100 fine , that too to a policeman".
Well neurosurgeons, sorry to inform you, but the state government just reduced your business!!!