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I would say you found a pretty good statistical study here Bob. I am going to stay out of the interpretation though.....you know what they say. :roflblack::roflblack:
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To wear a helmet or not
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I would say you found a pretty good statistical study here Bob. I am going to stay out of the interpretation though.....you know what they say. :roflblack::roflblack:
Bob Denman
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"Figgers don't lie; but liars can sure figger!" :roflblack:
SPYD3R
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FEELING
the feeling is great... granted...
however, imagine the feeling of your head hitting the road in an accident.....
i'll wear a helmet EVERY TIME even tho South Carolina does not require one...
i also think State should NOT have the Right to dictate this to it's citizens... it should be between you and your insurance company... (if they will or will not pay medical expenses for a head injury if no helmet is worn)...
next idiotic question i have: BUCKLED UP ON A BIKE....???? are your politicians crazier than those in the USA....???? i thought we had the market on nutty politicians.....
Dan P
Easley, SC
SPYD3R
the feeling is great... granted...
however, imagine the feeling of your head hitting the road in an accident.....
i'll wear a helmet EVERY TIME even tho South Carolina does not require one...
i also think State should NOT have the Right to dictate this to it's citizens... it should be between you and your insurance company... (if they will or will not pay medical expenses for a head injury if no helmet is worn)...
next idiotic question i have: BUCKLED UP ON A BIKE....???? are your politicians crazier than those in the USA....???? i thought we had the market on nutty politicians.....
Dan P
Easley, SC
SPYD3R
oldguyinTX
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Remember The Old Saying...
"Dress For The Slide, Not For The Ride"
"Dress For The Slide, Not For The Ride"
SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
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OK lets try to explain it this way:
you go to a bar, pick up a 'hot' girl, take her home & do monkey flips with her & ride her all night. Now yes it
would be more enjoyable to not wear a helmet, but with today's diseases do you want to chance it? I'm sure
she is almost a virgin that is why she is going home with you after only 8 shots & 3 glasses of wine.
I wear a helmet when i am on my yamaha, :spyder2: or bicycle. I have a friend who is a state trooper & one
who is a dr. at a hospital & i have heard the tragedies of no helmet on either head.
you go to a bar, pick up a 'hot' girl, take her home & do monkey flips with her & ride her all night. Now yes it
would be more enjoyable to not wear a helmet, but with today's diseases do you want to chance it? I'm sure
she is almost a virgin that is why she is going home with you after only 8 shots & 3 glasses of wine.
I wear a helmet when i am on my yamaha, :spyder2: or bicycle. I have a friend who is a state trooper & one
who is a dr. at a hospital & i have heard the tragedies of no helmet on either head.
Dgjason
New member
Ok,Ok, I've been out of the loop for awhile (married 52 years). What is a bar and what is a virgin ?
SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
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the virgin is what we have to sell in order to afford an rt-s, a bar is the 2.2lb thing of gold we sell if we don't
have a virgin.
have a virgin.
robmorg
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I don't know what ATHATT means either - I think he made that one up. But... ATGATT is a long-standing acronym in this forum. It stands for "All those god-awful tortuous togs".
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Dgjason
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Phew...good. I don't have to worry about it and just keep my ST L and WEAR MY HELMET.
JerryB
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Hi Bob,
Re: Bugstrikes aren't much fun either...
That clip reminds me of an incident in France back in '63. I owned a '56 Porsche coupe and was 'flying' along a country, 2-lane road. Came up over a small rise & straight in a serious flock of bees.
They completely covered the windshield; so now I'm frantically trying to slow down some, get the windshield wipers going, and trying to remember what in the H*** was farther down the road.
The wipers got most of them off, enough that I could get back to the base and wash the car.
Jerry Baumchen
Re: Bugstrikes aren't much fun either...
That clip reminds me of an incident in France back in '63. I owned a '56 Porsche coupe and was 'flying' along a country, 2-lane road. Came up over a small rise & straight in a serious flock of bees.
They completely covered the windshield; so now I'm frantically trying to slow down some, get the windshield wipers going, and trying to remember what in the H*** was farther down the road.
The wipers got most of them off, enough that I could get back to the base and wash the car.
Jerry Baumchen
I couldn't agree more. I always rode ATGATT when I was on two wheels. The helmet probably saved my life in the one accident I did have. Instead of a possibly fatal concussion, all I got was a scratched helmet. Today, I rarely ride ATGATT on my :spyder2:, but that's mainly because I ride Ozarks backroads where the traffic is very light. I do, however, always wear a helmet. If I'm in an accident, it will probably be because some jacka$$ was texting and hit me head on. Almost happened two weeks ago. In that case, ATGATT won't help much.
States should not dictate helmet use, but if they don't, insurance companies should be free to determine if they want to insure those who don't wear helmets and the additional premium they will charge.
Lastly, I can think of nothing more ridiculous than being strapped, unprotected to a 1,000 pound vehicle which is liable to roll over me several times because of my attachment to it.
mtdoragary
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When Florida repealed the helmet law, I rode bareheaded for a while. Then a cab pulled out in front of my buddy and he t-boned it and flew over the cab landing face first in the road, breaking his full-face helmet. he's alive because of it. I still only wear a full-face on the coldest winter days, but I ALWAYS wear a helmet! It's just plain stupid not to! Sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings. Now flame away!
Bob Denman
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:shocked: I'm not really sure what you're saying... :dontknow:
...But it started out pretty!
:thumbup:
Buggy
New member
Helmet or no....no decision for me!
I would be dead or worse if I wasn't wearing a helmet when a car operated by a lost driver following a gps turned left in front of me. I woke up in an air ambulance being flown to a trauma centre with no memory of the accident. As it was I have undergone three years of various therapies. I have enjoyed life and looking forward to riding my new RTL next year because of a DOT approved helmet.
I would be dead or worse if I wasn't wearing a helmet when a car operated by a lost driver following a gps turned left in front of me. I woke up in an air ambulance being flown to a trauma centre with no memory of the accident. As it was I have undergone three years of various therapies. I have enjoyed life and looking forward to riding my new RTL next year because of a DOT approved helmet.
flaggerphil
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First, whether you wear a helmet or not is up to you.
That being said, however...
My life has been saved by a good helmet twice. It is MY OPINION that it is stupid beyond belief not to wear a helmet. Since 1968 I have NEVER ridden without a helmet.
But it's still up to the rider.
That being said, however...
My life has been saved by a good helmet twice. It is MY OPINION that it is stupid beyond belief not to wear a helmet. Since 1968 I have NEVER ridden without a helmet.
But it's still up to the rider.
Cruzr Joe
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You ride with no pants?????????????? That's just not right. :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
Cruzr Joe
Bob Denman
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I managed to "Have a Dance" with a Buick back in 1980... :yikes:
A Snell 75 Arai, saved me from staring at the roots of the lawn... :thumbup:
I was flipped up over the length of the car (A double forward flup; by the way... my riding buddy said that it looked cool as Hell!), and planted my forhead into the pavement. (I also had enough hang time, to figure out that my leg was busted, and to watch out for it during the landing...)
I remained conscious throughout the impact, flight, landing, and the argument with the ambulance crew as to whether or not they were gonna cut the boot off of me!
They were a damn fine set of Sidi boots... I didn't want to lose them.
A Snell 75 Arai, saved me from staring at the roots of the lawn... :thumbup:
I was flipped up over the length of the car (A double forward flup; by the way... my riding buddy said that it looked cool as Hell!), and planted my forhead into the pavement. (I also had enough hang time, to figure out that my leg was busted, and to watch out for it during the landing...)
I remained conscious throughout the impact, flight, landing, and the argument with the ambulance crew as to whether or not they were gonna cut the boot off of me!
They were a damn fine set of Sidi boots... I didn't want to lose them.
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