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I hate helmets

tkent02 said:
Here's an interesting tidbit... In India men are require to wear helmets, women are not. Discuss.
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There is little to discuss........it is VERY common to see bikes with a family of four, five, or even six people on board.
 
tkent02 said:
Yes, and in this family men will waer helmets, women will not.
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In actual practice, the law is treated as a joke. Very few people wear them and if they do it is the operator, while the passengers on the same bike will rarely wear a helmet.

It is also common to see the rider who has a helmet ride bare-headed, with the helmet sitting on the gas tank.

Here is an example:

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tkent02 said:
Yes, and in this family men will waer helmets, women will not.
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In actual practice, the law is treated as a joke. Very few people wear them and if they do it is the operator, while the passengers on the same bike will rarely wear a helmet.



Here is an example:

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mrbill5491 said:
What very few years I didn't wear a helmet I now have a nice scar on my forehead from a June bug at 70mph and damaged tear ducts around my eyes. Besides from the wind/sun burn and fatigue....well I always wear a helmet now though it was my choice. I spent alot of time with ABATE chapters around the nation fighting the mandatory helmet laws the Feds were blackmailing the states to pass in order to receive their hiway funds. So it is your choice, weight the pros and cons. I did, I wear.
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Agreed, wearing a helmet has many advantages. But having my government demand it is not a good idea.
 
I have hundreds of picture of motorcycles in India. In every one, no matter how many are on the bike, men wear helmets, women usually not, although a few of them do.
I have not seen anyone break this law.

Your picture shows a woman on the back, yes?

The joke is that very few wear gloves, and most wear sandals.
 
tkent02 said:
Yes, and in this family men will waer helmets, women will not.
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Same in Africa.

Motorcycles here are used for many purposes. Pickup truck, taxi, mini van, beer and or charcoal devilery.

The government has ordered the use of helmets but there is less than 10 percent compliance.

The bugs, dust and road traffic being what they are here, I always wear a helmet.
 
Washington has a helmet law, and I've always worn one....heading over the border to Idaho, it's a bit shocking to see folks without them.

Not to discount the 'government shouldn't tell us' line entirely, but it does seem to me that if the local and state government and the surrounding community are the ones likely to pick up the emergency room tab, not to mention the social service costs of surviving family members, then there is some vested interest in helmet and other traffic laws....
 
I never return home after a ride without bugs on my face shield. I don't want all the crap that hits my shield hitting my bare face or going into my eyes. Besides that, I have had my head bashed on asphalt too many times and not once have I left the house expecting to be eating asphalt that day.
 
I hate helmets because:
They give me helmet hair.
I have to pay $ every few years for a new one.
I don't know where to put it when I go somewhere and park the bike.
They partially block my peripheral vision.
They make my head look big.

I love full face helmets because:
They keep my head warm in cold NH.
They keep bugs from splattering on my face.
They keep my glasses on when turning my head at 100mph.
They keep me from losing my hearing and getting earaches.
They keep cigarette butts, stones, spittal, and other flying stuff from hitting my face.
They keep the rain from feeling like a hundred BB's hitting my face.
They keep my brains from splattering on the asphalt if I have a get off.
They hide my older face in a crowd of young ladies.

8 to 5 reasons in favor make me lean towards wearing a helmet. Scientific data wins out, eh?
 
I pick my "no helmet" days carefully, like if I'm sticking to back roads on a Sunday afternoon. Sorry, but there's just a sense of freedom in some situations, and I refuse to give it up.

But If I'm riding to work, or going on the highway, I go full gear, because I ride like I'm in a pursuit! haha.
 
Thats an interesting observation. I have notice that I actually drive a little more racey or radical when wearing a full face helmet.
 
I'd rather keep my brain in my skull, thanks. And my face intact. All my "road-tested" helmets had scuffs like you see above - like somebody took a belt sander to them.

You never leave the house thinking today's the day you're going down, but it happens.
 
Up in Canada where out medical coverage is free it makes sense the have helmet laws dollar wise. The cost to fix up a persons head can be massive and the recovery process is long which is mostly all paid for plus your insurance.

In the US to not have that depth of free coverage is insane (to me) as you can lose everything like house and family due to the debt of the medical expense. And I don't mean getting killed just hurt.
 
Painted this old Shoei to match my bike:

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It's my size, but it doesn't fit my head right, so on the shelf it stays!!
I had to order another helmet, it's the law in Maryland (not that I wouldn't wear one anyway).
 
I've motorcycled about 50,000 miles. 49,999.75 with a helmet.

I would have been killed in Texas in March, 1997, if I had not been wearing a good helmet.

argonsagas said:
In actual practice, the law is treated as a joke. Very few people wear them and if they do it is the operator, while the passengers on the same bike will rarely wear a helmet.

It is also common to see the rider who has a helmet ride bare-headed, with the helmet sitting on the gas tank.
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Please resize the photo. It is waaaay too big!
 
I'd most likely be dead twice over if it weren't for helmets, once after a 21 foot fall on a mountain bike, and once when a bat (the furry kind) made contact with my visor and upper portion of my helmet.. I was doing about 60 and it knocked my head back as it splattered in a most guesome manner.. it would have blinded me had I just been wearing glasses..

I started riding sans helmet, and was lucky in that other than eating bugs and getting pelted with hail I never had any problems, but at some point after a few of my friends crashed hard, I went the full gear all the time route.. its not just the crash Im worried about, its rocks and other debris getting kicked up in front of me, or random bird strikes..

I have never intended to make any mistake I've ever made, the only answer is to always be prepared for the worst.
 
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