Gomer,
The regulations clearly allow singles, and thus they will continue to fly. The FAA will not change the requirements on this.
I'm not saying I enjoyed doing that, but it happens here, and it will continue as long as it's legal, which is likely to be well into the foreseeable future.
As previously mentioned by others, legal does not necessarily equate to safe. And neither does speed, or any other measure for that matter. If we want to get into the old "My Dad is bigger than yours" argument, I am sure that many of us out here could give as good as you want, but that would achieve very little.
Ignore your thoughts that this is still a CAA versus FAA rules issue and think a bit deeper on what some people are trying to say in this thread. Unfortunately, I suspect that pride and prejudice will get the better of you......
Proven reliability multi-engine helis, operated correctly, expose you to less risk than single engine helis......