Novelty helmets...What's the point?
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Road Captain
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From: lone grove, oklahoma
Guess I better go out and get myself a t-shirt with a seat-belt silkscreened on it so I won't have to wear the real thing while driving. That will show the man! Or mayve I should start making phony insurance cards to get around the law. Makes about as much sense as wearing a fake helmet to me.I really don't care what kind of helmet a person wears or if they wear one at all ( I don't wear one) just don't get the idea of wearing a "fake" helmet to get around a state law. Based on the responses here seems like it is a "look" thing to me or somehow a passive-aggressive snub at state laws. Whatever keep riding and wearing whatever you want, it's a free country (unless you live in a helmet law state)Peace out.
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Guess I better go out and get myself a t-shirt with a seat-belt silkscreened on it so I won't have to wear the real thing while driving. That will show the man! Or mayve I should start making phony insurance cards to get around the law. Makes about as much sense as wearing a fake helmet to me.I really don't care what kind of helmet a person wears or if they wear one at all ( I don't wear one) just don't get the idea of wearing a "fake" helmet to get around a state law. Based on the responses here seems like it is a "look" thing to me or somehow a passive-aggressive snub at state laws. Whatever keep riding and wearing whatever you want, it's a free country (unless you live in a helmet law state)Peace out.
I NEVER wear a seatbelt! I hate the feeling of being confined, and I don't like silly laws that are passed to "MAKE ME SAFE". I never wear a helmet when I am in a state with no helmet law. If I get sucked into a state that requires a helmet, I wear the lightest novelty helmet I can find. I have cervical spine issues that makes wearing a helmet impossible for me. The weight of a helmet causes me to have shooting pains from the neck, through the shoulder, and down the arm. It ain't a "LOOK" thing - It is a right to choose thing! Your moronic comment about fake insurance cards is total BS. Insurance is required to protect others from your phuckups. I have no problem with that. Responsible people should happily carry insurance to cover damage they do to others. Helmet and seatbelt laws though, are a totally different ball of wax. They infringe on MY right to decide about MY safety.
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Keeps you from losing your house when you are at fault.... or your business for that matter (provided you have the right coverage)
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How thoughtful of you to make that decision for me you dickwad! When I am ready to "hang it up" I will, and I don't need any do-gooder a$$holes like you telling me when I need to stop riding.
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We gave up our rights to choose long ago when we elected the idiots that made these laws. The laws are there to protect the idiots, plain and simple. Do helmets save lives? Yes they do. Do seat belts save lives? Yes they do. Is it your right to leave your family and society with the clean up afterwards when you get killed because you don't want to wear a seat belt or wear a helmet? No it's not. This is why the laws are in place, because some people cant make an informed decision. The laws are there to protect them from themselves. I want my kids to live long prosperous lives. I try to set an example for them. If they saw me not wearing a helmet or not wearing my seat belt then it would be really hard to tell them to wear one. Think about others, not just yourself. Carry on 
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We gave up our rights to choose long ago when we elected the idiots that made these laws. The laws are there to protect the idiots, plain and simple. Do helmets save lives? Yes they do. Do seat belts save lives? Yes they do. Is it your right to leave your family and society with the clean up afterwards when you get killed because you don't want to wear a seat belt or wear a helmet? No it's not. This is why the laws are in place, because some people cant make an informed decision. The laws are there to protect them from themselves. I want my kids to live long prosperous lives. I try to set an example for them. If they saw me not wearing a helmet or not wearing my seat belt then it would be really hard to tell them to wear one. Think about others, not just yourself. Carry on
Now I see the light. You make it totally clear to me why this country is in so much trouble. YOU (and other morons like you) TRUST our elected officials to make all of our decisions for us. Why do you feel the need to protect the idiots? In your pea-brain I am one of the idiots you are protecting. I do not need or want your protection. I could take your own simple minded argument and turn it against you. Let's assume that our "ALL KNOWING" elected officials feel the need to protect idiots like you by passing a law against riding motorcycles - after all - they are not safe. Would you feel that they are acting in your best interest? Even if they are sincere and are acting in your best interest, do you want them to????
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Tell that to the widows of my two friends who have died this year, BOTH while wearing a DOT approved helmet. If you think wearing that brain bucket makes you invincible to life threating injuries from a motorcycle crash, you sir are sorely mistaken, severely misinformed, or so naive that it is pathetic. Maybe all three
No you don't, you don't wear a seatbelt.
Last edited by Deuuuce; Oct 20, 2011 at 09:32 AM.
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Like I said, the laws are in place to protect the idiots and the people they could endanger. Doesn't sound like it's working though. Still lots of idiots out there not wearing helmets and seat belts. I see the stories all the time. Person ejected from car and dies of head injuries. Motorcycle rider dies of head trauma. I have never seen an accident investigation say " He shouldn't have been wearing his helmet" or " If he wouldn't have been wearing his seat belt he would have survived" The statistics are there, if you choose to ignore them then goody for you. Hmmmmm, wonder why they put safety's on guns?
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Since I comply with state law I'm a dickwad? What makes you so special that you don't have to? You some kind of royalty? I really hate people who think they are entitled to break the law because they don't agree with it. It would be nice to obey only the laws that I agree with but unfortunately I can't, I'm so glad that you can.