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Well being that I've been riding motorcycles for a while and that I race my bikes off-road this is a big thing for me. I don't know many people that approve of me riding on the street but I'm trying to get a street bike anyways. I live in Phoenix, one of the most dangerous places for motorcycles and I've know people that have died or been injured on motorcycles.
It's true that alot of the danger comes from other people on the road but I do agree that it is a surival of the fittest issue. I don't think that it's necessarily right for the government to control helmet use but I understand that it would save lives. It's not about speed it's just how you will hit the pavement when you crash. Your skin gets damaged too but you can easily fall back and hit your head hard enough to have permanent brain damage.
That said, my dad is a neurologist and he constantly rides without a helmet. I can understand people not wanting to wear helmets, especially out here where it's 117 degrees in the summer but personally, I've hit my head enough to have learned. Granted I still ride on the dirt with out protection somtimes..last time I did I flipped my bike and lost a good amount of skin.
I'm all for freedom.
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