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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
question, why do people have to be retards simply because they don't agree with you?[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]
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Isn't that the basis we use for determining someone's legitimacy?
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Originally Posted by samcol
The economic issue alone that plan9 posted is enough to make me wonder why we would force helmet laws. When you include that data with the fact that it didn't really prevent many deaths in the states that enacted it, I wonder why any state would have a helmet law. The other question is why do you care that people want to be retarded and not wear a helmet, it doesn't hurt you?
Riding a motorcycle is inherently dangerous compared to driving in a car. It's interesting that everyone in this thread says that riding with a helmet is the smart thing to do, but some people seem to think it needs to be forced on us.
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If you read my original post you would have seen me say that I don't believe helmet laws are the answer I don't think helmets should have to be forced on anyone. People should be able to take precautions on their own.
The fact that motorcycles are perceived as dangerous negatively effects everyone that rides. I shouldn't feel like my friends want me to get a psych evaluation just because I choose to ride a bike. All of the people who do stupid shit like not wearing a helmet give the rest of us a bad name. Then there are all of the other affects people have already mentioned.
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Originally Posted by ASU2003
And, if you want to go fast without a helmet and have a good time, get a jetski and take it out on a lake.
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I've gotten a concussion from my head hitting the water without a helmet in a jet ski crash so that probably not a great alternative. That was back in my reckless days though.
This isn't really new information but the MAIDS report studied a lot of safety issues for motorcycles, scooters and mopeds in Europe. The report I have is PDF so I'm just gonna reference the wiki page.
"The MAIDS report tends to support most of the Hurt Report findings, for example that
"69% of the OV [other vehicle] drivers attempted no collision avoidance manoeuvre," suggesting they did not see the motorcycle. And further that, "the largest number of PTW [powered two-wheeler] accidents is due to a perception failure on the part of the OV driver or the PTW rider." And
"The data indicates that in 68.7% of all cases, the helmet was capable of preventing or reducing the head injury sustained by the rider (i.e., 33.2% + 35.5%). In 3.6% of all cases, the helmet was found to have no effect upon head injury" and
"There were no reported cases in which the helmet was identified as the contact code for a serious or maximum neck injury."[10]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_safety