Helmets are optional
Road Warrior
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From: NE Wisconsin
That, my friend, is nonsense propagated by people looking for justification to not wear a helmet. lol
Actually it is not funny. It is really mean spirited to take away 'freedom of choice' by making a person have to consider total nonsense when making their choice. Someone could claim, and it would be as valid as the 'broken neck' nonsense, that the chin bar on a FF helmet will get caught on something while a rider, that has crashed, is tumbling down the street. And then his/her head would be torn off, leaving blood gushing out of their neck hole.
Wear a helmet, or don't. I couldn't possibly care less. Just be prepared for a life altering event worse then can be imagined. And it's even worse if a person doesn't have the 'grey matter' to pursue a career within their new level of abilities.
Ron
Actually it is not funny. It is really mean spirited to take away 'freedom of choice' by making a person have to consider total nonsense when making their choice. Someone could claim, and it would be as valid as the 'broken neck' nonsense, that the chin bar on a FF helmet will get caught on something while a rider, that has crashed, is tumbling down the street. And then his/her head would be torn off, leaving blood gushing out of their neck hole.
Wear a helmet, or don't. I couldn't possibly care less. Just be prepared for a life altering event worse then can be imagined. And it's even worse if a person doesn't have the 'grey matter' to pursue a career within their new level of abilities.
Ron
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From: Vegas, baby!
It did, good one! Seriously I have been debating this issue since I came aboard 6 years ago. It is only recently that any mention of a helmet, especially a FF, would not be met with claims of cowardice, willingness to subject oneself to tyranny, etc..
Most of those people apparently don't come to helmet threads anymore. Then there is the one that posted an advertisement showing the 1/2 helmet he now wears. Perhaps some others wear helmets now also?
Ron
Most of those people apparently don't come to helmet threads anymore. Then there is the one that posted an advertisement showing the 1/2 helmet he now wears. Perhaps some others wear helmets now also?
Ron
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From: Dayton
Some fun facts:
I think using common sense and paying the fvck attention to what's going on around you goes a long way to keeping you safer. All the armor in the world ain't much use if you plow into the back of a dump truck because you were a bit tipsy, following too close and have no idea how to handle that 800lb bike in an emergency.
- Pedestrian Deaths in 2010: 4,280 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)
- Motorcyclists deaths in 2012: 5,290 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)
- In 2010, 29 percent of fatally injured riders had a blood alcohol concentration at or above the legal limit of .08, the highest of all motorists.
- According to the most recent data, 35 percent of motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes were speeding, and almost half of these crashes did not involve another vehicle.
- NHTSA data reveals that in 2010, 22 percent of motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes did not have a valid motorcycle license.
- NHTSA estimates that 706 of the unhelmeted motorcyclists who died in crashes in 2010 would have lived had they worn helmets.
- According to NHTSA, when motorcycles crash with other vehicles, the latter usually violates the motorcyclists right of way.
- 47 percent of all motorcycles involved in fatal accidents collided with another type of motor vehicle on the road. In these accidents, 77 percent of the motorcycles were struck in the front, while only 7 were rear-ended. 41 percent of these accidents involve the other vehicle turning left when the motorcycle was going straight or passing the vehicle.
- Fatal motorcycle accidents are more likely to involve collision with a fixed object than another vehicle.
I think using common sense and paying the fvck attention to what's going on around you goes a long way to keeping you safer. All the armor in the world ain't much use if you plow into the back of a dump truck because you were a bit tipsy, following too close and have no idea how to handle that 800lb bike in an emergency.
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