Strange seeing no helmets
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Road Captain
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From: Bakersfield, CA
Strange seeing no helmets
I'm from California and flew back to Fort Wayne, Indiana for a family wedding. It was strange seeing every rider without a helmet and not just Harley riders but crotch rocket riders as well. I would have guessed that the crotch rocket guys would have had a helmet on. Looks enjoyable, unless you dump the bike. I'll have to travel out of CA to enjoy the free feeling.
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I hardly ever see a crotch rocket rider without a full face helmet and I live in a helmet optional state. I like wearing mine when I want to and not when I want to. I am old enough to decide if I need a helmet and anyone that tries to decide for me is a socialistic SOB with an agenda.
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The only time I wear a helmet is when I'm riding when it's so cold my ears just can't stand it. The only other time is when I cross state lines into one of the communist states that make your decisions for you.
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When I get in a car, putting on the seat-belt is a no brainer for me. It feels wrong to be in the car without it - even if I'm just pulling down the driveway or something.
Bike's the same way. Feels wrong without the protective gear.
Yo prefer being without - have a blast, it's your head. I find the "inconvenience" far outweighed by the added safety.
And yes, I wear a helmet for bicycling and skiing too.
Bike's the same way. Feels wrong without the protective gear.
Yo prefer being without - have a blast, it's your head. I find the "inconvenience" far outweighed by the added safety.
And yes, I wear a helmet for bicycling and skiing too.
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It doesn't take a law for me to wear a helmet. My brother on the other hand doesn't. Then again I have an 8 year old who isn't happy when I make him wear a seat belt/helmet.
Its your head and your risk. But I HATE seeing kids without them.
Its your head and your risk. But I HATE seeing kids without them.
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I always ride with a helmet, and anyone who chooses not to wear one, as a signifier of personal freedom, is a hapless participant in a reactionary cohort whose misplaced confidence in their collective abilities to avoid injury through riding style, compromises both themselves and other road users.......just sayin'