View Poll Results: Wear a helmet in states that DON'T require it?
Yes, if I'm on the bike, it's on my head
180
50.70%
If I don't have to, I ain't wearing it
74
20.85%
Yes, but not ALL the time
101
28.45%
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POLL: Helmets??
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 42
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From: Alabama
The Fed's said that if the state(s) wanted Federal funding, they would adhere and make mantantory this standard. But in 1975, for some reason, Congress withdrew the requirement and, within 3 years, half the states had repealed their laws.
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 604
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From: STATE OF JEFFERSON
no one state did, i don't believe, black bagger. In 1974, the u.s. Department of transportation (dot) introduced their federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218 (fmvss 218) for motorcycle helmets. These strict standards were mandatory for helmet manufacturers and every helmet was required to have a dot-approved sticker inside.
The fed's said that if the state(s) wanted federal funding, they would adhere and make mantantory this standard. But in 1975, for some reason, congress withdrew the requirement and, within 3 years, half the states had repealed their laws.
The fed's said that if the state(s) wanted federal funding, they would adhere and make mantantory this standard. But in 1975, for some reason, congress withdrew the requirement and, within 3 years, half the states had repealed their laws.
Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 37
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From: Bowling Green Kentucky
Here in Ky helmet mandatory with permit, not required after you get license. I agree with many who have posted, that it should be the choice of individual. I got a DOT half helmet for christmas, and plan on wearing it most, if not all of the time. We are bordered by states with helmet laws, so i needed one anyway.
I live in Az and its not required here and up until recently I never wore one now I wear 1 all the time!
Summers pretty hot here so we'll see how that goes but with all these crazy people driving around and texting on their cell phones its pretty stupid not to wear one
Summers pretty hot here so we'll see how that goes but with all these crazy people driving around and texting on their cell phones its pretty stupid not to wear one
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Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,291
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From: WireGrass, AL
I always wear mine full face modular but thats my choice now that Im retired from Army. In Florida I get some wise *** remarks but its my choice so I dont care what the bar flies say.
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http://www.motorcycle-accidents.com/pages/stats.html
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