Anybody ever notice that most of the helmet requirement laws (for over 18) are in the west and east side of the country, where most of the "flyover" states don't have helmet restrictions (after 18).

I wonder why that is? Population centers maybe? Liberal vs. conservative?

 

Population density could play a role...in addition to liberalism.

 

Inbreeding in the middle states?

 

There's more inbreeding in the east and southeast. Ever see Deliverance?

Besides all the alien abductions happen in the middle of the country. They don't need helmets they all wear tin foil hats.

 

Skip the political crap and your right , well maybe some politics come into play . I know when they were forcing the helmet law down our throats out here in Ca . Several big name foreign made helmet manufactures had big money involved with the pro helmet lobbyist . They had projected a huge cash cow going by the percentage of riders here .

This is also why in the 3 yrs after the helmet law went into effect we had such a clusterfuk with the PD and the DOT nonsense that still goes on occasionally , the bulk of HD riders which made up the biggest majority of sales went out and bought American made beanie helmets instead of the the brands that lobbied for the law . Cash cow came up dry bag they got about 30% of expected revenues and all hell broke loose over it , anybody remember those first 6 months ?

Towns right next door to each other couldn't get their laws straight what was legal in one would get you a ticket in another or towed in some it was a nightmare .

 

Most states recognize 18 as almost being legal. I can only guess that until they are "almost legal" they can't make the decision on their own. I can certainly see where a 10 yr old cannot make that decision, but someone that is 3 months short of 18 should be adult enough to say yes I will wear one or no I wont. Guess that is politics.

 

any one that truly thinks that a helmet will not help in a crash is not playing with a full deck. my taxes are high enough without paying to keep some brain dead idiot on life support that did not wear a helmet. if you have plenty of hospitalization insurance, don't wear a helmet. the rest of you clowns need to buckle up.

 

I was wearing a Bell helmet then when they were still made here.

 

Many States in the South require helmets as well: LA, MS, AL, TN, GA, NC. None of these states are exactly known as liberal.

 

Spoken like a true know-it-all liberal.
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