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 Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:27 pm
It is a strange epidemic around here with people not wearing helmets. There is a mandatory helmet law, but if you go to motorcycle drivers ed you don't have to abide by it anymore. So now the police don't enforce the rule at all.
Here I what I want to ask you. Do you wear a helmet when you ride? Do you agree with the Texas law that if you take a registered course in motorcycles then you can't get ticketed for not wearing a helmet anymore, why? If you don't wear a helmet, why?
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:40 am
In South Africa its law to wear a helmet all the time, even for scooters. Personally I wear a helmet every time I get onto a bike. Open face for summer, and when I just want to cruise, and full face for when I feel like riding like an idiot or its colder out. When I get a bigger bike then its going to be full face 24-7.
I'd have to say that riding a bike with out a helmet, or a jacket and boots for that matter is asking for something nasty to happen. Its not a matter of if you come off, its a matter of when you come off.
I can see why some people don't bother with helmets, its easier to just jump on your bike and go, but when you do that, you're taking one hell of a risk with your life.
At the end of the day its your choice, but when you are flying though the air because someone didn't see you and turned out infront of you, you'll be wishing you had the best gear money could buy.
Dress for the crash, not for the ride.
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:09 am
i agree completely with super panda, riding without a helmet is just a disaster waiting to happen. both of my parents had scooters when they were younger, both had accidents. both were hurt, my dad still has the plate in his arm due to his unplanned flight over a mini. it could have been a hell of a lot worse if they hadn't have been wearing helmets
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:52 am
I used to race 750GSX-R's and from that I learned helmets matter. I always wear a full faced helmet when I go out to ride which is pretty much everyday because that's my main transportation. Not wearing a helmet is just stupid. And why would you not want to wear a helmet? They're so cool, at least mine is.
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Willow--Rosenburg Captain
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:52 pm
Well, in Minnesota the law is under 18 or on permit = helmet required, full endorsement = helmet encouraged. I see more riders with helmets than without.
Safety reasons aside, I'll always wear my full-face because I'm a bug magnet. I could be in the hottest, driest area and I'll still find the biggest bug and get it smack dab in the middle of my face shield. I'd rather not have those guys on my actual face, ow.
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:34 am
I rode this one time with my visor up, and I got really really freaked out, (this is a good time to point out how much I dislike insects) this bumble bee had flown into my helmet and got stuck between my face and the inside of the helmet, and man it wouldn't stop buzzing.
Pulled over as quickly as I could, and I don't think I've ever pulled off my helmet faster.
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:30 am
I would say that it should be a matter of choice. I personally always wear my helmet (Arai Vector Web), partially because it is awesome looking, but mostly because I feel it would be retarded to ride without protection. However, in general I dislike laws that only serve to protect idiots from themselves. Put quite bluntly, I am a fan of Darwin, though in this day and age, it seems to be "Survival of the Smartest", rather then the fittest.
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:59 am
First off I alway ware my when ride. "can't find a better place to put it" I want to comment on some about the law here I live in Tennessee and they enforce it here and it is a requirement for the Bikers ed class here. But you do see a lot of older riders using unapproved helmets. I figure that to each person has the right to get their own self hurt as long as they don't endanger any one else.
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:16 am
I already have $12,000 invested in my brain i would hate to loose it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:32 am
Willow--Rosenburg Well, in Minnesota the law is under 18 or on permit = helmet required, full endorsement = helmet encouraged. I see more riders with helmets than without. ~
Same here in Ohio.
I wear a helmet every time i got out riding(Which was every weekend)
and i don't just wear it becuase its state law,
I like my brain and face the way the are right now, and if i didn't wear a helmet i might not have any hair left lol ~ ~Your Worst nightmare! SxE~
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:48 pm
hardly ever see anyone here in KY wear a helmet, save for me and my dad anyway...
but yeah, a helmet saved my life when i hit a tree, plus they just look good... so ill be wearing mine...
and closed faced helmets are better because i was hit in the eye by a june bug when i was wearing an open faced one... i cried like a b***h domokun
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:05 pm
Lennex3 hardly ever see anyone here in KY wear a helmet, save for me and my dad anyway... but yeah, a helmet saved my life when i hit a tree, plus they just look good... so ill be wearing mine... and closed faced helmets are better because i was hit in the eye by a june bug when i was wearing an open faced one... i cried like a b***h domokun ~
Not only do they keep out bugs. when/if you go skidding down the highway at 65(or on a street at 25)
they keep your face looking the same,where as the open face would not*if you get what i`m saying*
~ ~Your Worst nightmare! SxE~
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:02 pm
I H.A.T.E YOU Lennex3 hardly ever see anyone here in KY wear a helmet, save for me and my dad anyway... but yeah, a helmet saved my life when i hit a tree, plus they just look good... so ill be wearing mine... and closed faced helmets are better because i was hit in the eye by a june bug when i was wearing an open faced one... i cried like a b***h domokun ~
Not only do they keep out bugs. when/if you go skidding down the highway at 65(or on a street at 25)
they keep your face looking the same,where as the open face would not*if you get what i`m saying*
~ ~Your Worst nightmare! SxE~
I love Shoei. Never failed me before.
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:26 pm
Karasu Mad Bomber I H.A.T.E YOU Lennex3 hardly ever see anyone here in KY wear a helmet, save for me and my dad anyway... but yeah, a helmet saved my life when i hit a tree, plus they just look good... so ill be wearing mine... and closed faced helmets are better because i was hit in the eye by a june bug when i was wearing an open faced one... i cried like a b***h domokun ~
Not only do they keep out bugs. when/if you go skidding down the highway at 65(or on a street at 25)
they keep your face looking the same,where as the open face would not*if you get what i`m saying*
~ ~Your Worst nightmare! SxE~
I love Shoei. Never failed me before.
~
My riding isnt quite as brutal as that but
Hitting tree limbs at 35-55MPH isn't exactly fun.
Only had one *OH CRAP* moment and that was four weeks ago when i hit...uh not real sure, went over the handle bars after going WOT down the street and didnt slow down enough by the time i was at my turn.
i was probably doing 45 or so, went up came down on the bars and went off did one roll in the air,three on the ground and slid a bit...ended up about 20' from my bike.
I didn't really "injure" myself (1 week of aching gut)
Bent rim,bent rear break lever and a bent shock eek
And the funny thing is not once did i hit my head..Landed on my right arm
THANK GOD i wasnt on the street when i went off..though my feet where inches from the curb burning_eyes ~ ~Your Worst nightmare! SxE~
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:11 pm
I H.A.T.E YOU Karasu Mad Bomber I H.A.T.E YOU Lennex3 hardly ever see anyone here in KY wear a helmet, save for me and my dad anyway... but yeah, a helmet saved my life when i hit a tree, plus they just look good... so ill be wearing mine... and closed faced helmets are better because i was hit in the eye by a june bug when i was wearing an open faced one... i cried like a b***h domokun ~
Not only do they keep out bugs. when/if you go skidding down the highway at 65(or on a street at 25)
they keep your face looking the same,where as the open face would not*if you get what i`m saying*
~ ~Your Worst nightmare! SxE~
I love Shoei. Never failed me before.
~
My riding isnt quite as brutal as that but
Hitting tree limbs at 35-55MPH isn't exactly fun.
Only had one *OH CRAP* moment and that was four weeks ago when i hit...uh not real sure, went over the handle bars after going WOT down the street and didnt slow down enough by the time i was at my turn.
i was probably doing 45 or so, went up came down on the bars and went off did one roll in the air,three on the ground and slid a bit...ended up about 20' from my bike.
I didn't really "injure" myself (1 week of aching gut)
Bent rim,bent rear break lever and a bent shock eek
And the funny thing is not once did i hit my head..Landed on my right arm
THANK GOD i wasnt on the street when i went off..though my feet where inches from the curb burning_eyes ~ ~Your Worst nightmare! SxE~
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