I just read this article on another forum, though Id share
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/04/new.york.motorcyclist.death/index.html?hpt=us_c2
Nevermind, just found the same link in the odds and ends forum :D
definitely ironic...
but it's one more proof that helmets save lives!
ATGATT
Idiot! It's compulsory here to wear a helmet, there even thinking of making it the law to wear a protective jacket too.
I think you guys missed the point completely.
They're not protesting that wearing a helmet isn't safer, they're protesting the government taking the choice away from them. While I wouldn't choose not to wear a helmet for personal reasons, it's up to the rider and not the state, to make that choice.
Insurance lobbyists are pushing the passage of the bills removing helmet laws. I am guessing so they can up your insurance rates.
my case in point.
I have lived in 3 Different states. 2 with helmet laws and 1 without.
Same bike, same insurance company. same price premiums until I moved to the state without helmet law, got a letter that week that my motorcycle insurance would be going up 30%. Even though I live 2 blocks from the police and fire station.
MY car insurance went down by 15% because of the proximity to the police station, I guess for less theft chance?? But I have theft coverage on the Bike too.
I don't care if someone wears a helmet or not. That is their life choice, I am not their protector. I do care for extra costs placed on me for those changes to the laws. That pisses me off.