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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mscmkr on June 21, 2014, 10:16:10 AM
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I have been noticing more and more motorcycle and scooter riders around my city as of late and have been seeing that there seems to be a great deal of them sans helmet. The last 2 days I have been taking a running tally of how many riders are wearing a helmet and how many are not. So far as of Friday night I have seen 28 riders total, 13 with helmets and 15 without. All but 1 Harley rider was not wearing a helmet. I only saw 1 scooter rider and he was not wearing a helmet either.
Maybe we can make this our own little study group and have everyone keep an eye out for riders with and without helmets? Let me know what you see? I will keep watching and update as I go.
Ride safe, mscmkr
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In the Socalist Republic of California, where smoking is banned, plastic bags are being outlawed, manufacturers are driven out by laws involving chemical use, and molester teachers can't be fired, helmets are required by law. Lane splitting is legal though. Go figure.
The cry of the bikers prior to the helmet law was "Let those who ride, decide". I agree with that to a point. Nobody wants their Big Brother telling them how to live their lives. Right before the law passed, the famous actor crashed his bike without a helmet and now he talks to the tv. Thus ended the debate.
Mscmkr, there wasn't a helmet law in AZ for over 18 when I was there 30 years ago, but there use to be an eye protection law. Is that still in place? Does everyone adhere to that?
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Hey Lido, I'm not sure on that eye protection law here but no they don't adhere to it if there is one. I see people ridding with just a dew rag on pretty often. This is the Wild West here. We can sling our hawg legs on our hip bout anywhere we want to. Who the heck needs some dang helmet law!
Just thought it was interesting to keep a bit of a tab on who wears one and who doesn't. We can add another 9 riders and 5 wearing helmets. A bit better this morning so far. I'm riding and I'm wearing one but I'm not counting myself.
I will be taking my new GT out tonight so I will keep an eye out and see what I find. Hope everyone has a great weekend and ride safe, mscmkr
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Required to wear them here in NJ, but many on rice rockets wear them on top of their head and not fastened as they should be.
For information only, if U had my way and was riding in my shore area with a top speed of a factory 50cc I might not wear a helmet, but in almost any other circumstance I would deffinitly have one strapped on.
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I lived near 27th Ave and Camelback. I lived there in '81 to '82 starting at age 17, while going to school. I got a ticket as a passenger on my roommates motorcycle for being a minor without a helmet. He got a ticket for no eye protection. (Glasses, goggles, etc). He was over 18.
Then again, having a car with California plates, I got pulled over religiously for the year I was there. I could drive blindfolded to the Maricopa County courthouse. It didn't help that I had a '66 Malibu with expired tags. LOL. The cool thing is that years later, my wife's sister became a Judge there. I got the standard family "get out of jail free card".
I remember everyone strapping on, while on their Harley's. I remember the bars that I would sneak into had signs that said "No firearms".
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Im seeing the opposite here in South Central Connecticut. No helmet, shorts, dark clothing on most scooters. Could be the humidity.
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For some reason 50cc scooter riders in my area all seem to think that a fall at say 30-40 mph is different than crashing on a motorcycle or they would put a helmet on and get rid of the shorts and flip-flops. You can fall over at a standstill and get a serious concussion or skull fracture. Also, there are things worse than death.
Motorcycle riders that wear their 'painted tupperware' from their wive's kitchens don't get it either.
This is natural selection at it's finest.
Sam:)
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New update, 15 more riders, 5 with helmets, 10 without. Something I'm noticing now that I have my new GT. I have had a few Harley riders give me a thumbs up or a wave when they ride by. I never had that while I was riding my Like. Maybe it's the size of the bike? I thought that was pretty cool. Maybe I'm part of the 1% now? Lol!
And the tally continues, ride safe everyone, mscmkr
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Here in Nevada, currently in Las Vegas, scooters that are less than 50ccs are not required to wear a helmet. Anything over one is required to wear one. I see so many people on the cheap, Chinese 50ccs wear no helmets. Even when I had a 50cc before my current 125cc Kymco agility bike I always wore a helmet. There so many times I fell on my 50cc and believe me those falls did hurt like crazy. One time I coming home from the local scooter shop and the front tire blew out. I fell on my right side and I must have gone at least 100 feet before coming to a complete stop. I was wearing my helmet, but the fall did hurt. I felt like a 300 pound defensive back had just hit me.
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Mscmkr, if you're thinking that getting a wave makes you a 1 percenter, then 1% doesn't mean what you think it means. Look it up.
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I know what it means. That was a joke! It was a dead give away when I put "Lol" after it.
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It's about 50-50 here in West Texas. I have been a rider since 1972 and have been saved by a helmet twice. The first time was in 1980 when I came off my Yamaha RD350 at 45mph on a wet road. The bike landed on the chin bar of my Bell Star full face helmet. My buddy pulled the bike off me and I walked away with no head or face injuries. The second happened in 2007 when I crashed hard at 30mph on a motocross track. Was knocked out cold but eventually walked away from that one too. It's hard for me to see an un-helmeted rider going down the road. I say a prayer for him or her and then try to put it out of my mind.
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They just past the law here.that if you are over 21 you dont need a helmet but your insurance is higher.dumb law I see guys giveing there kids rides and the have helmets but dad dont.how do you explane a crash to love ones saying got in a crash on my motorcycle and son lived but dad died because of no helmet. Not cool.
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I worked level one trauma for a few years and would see the guys coming in after a crash who weren't wearing a helmet. I vowed to myself I would never ride anything on two wheels. Guess that didn't last. But I will never ride without a helmet. Just don't understand the, "it won't happen to me" syndrome that to many people have. The, "gotta be cool" over rides common sense far to often. Just can't be cool wearing a helmet.......right?
I certainly wish the best for the people who don't wear a helmet. I hope they ride safe.
Mscmkr
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So far this week:
- 8 crotch rockets, 6 with helmets, 2 without
- 3 scooters, 1 with helmet, 2 without (all three were small 50 cc scoots)
- 6 Harleys, 2 with helmets, 3 with only do-rags, and........
.....drum roll, please................
............ 1 Harley rider in NOTHING BUT A SPEEDO!!! :P And he most definitely did NOT have a Speedo body. Ewwwwwwww!!
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So dumb to ride without a helmet, Doesn't even look cool.
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So dumb to ride without a helmet, Doesn't even look cool.
Seconded.
I have no issue with them being a requirement. We require seat belts for safety. Child safety seats for our kids. No Texting and no cell phones (your state may vary) but to not require a helmet seems stupid to me.
I may go sans jacket now and again but the helmet is going on. No question and no arguements. I value my head and life.
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LIDO-- so true!! smoking is banned here in cali, and even vaping is banned in some parts of LA =/
In Vegas helmets are NOT required. But with all the traffic and crazy tourists, wouldn't you want to wear a helmet??!
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Best one so far, a guy riding a Harley with no helmet or safety gear of any kind smoking a cigarette with his left hand. He wasn't holding the bars at all with his cig hand. If he went down do you think he would hold on to the cigarette?
It's funny to see the riders with no helmet and nothing but a dew rag with the tears steaming down there face from the wind. I can't keep my visor up over about 35 because I can't see. Not sure how they ride on the freeway with nothing and see the road? Oh well.
Ride safe everyone, mscmkr
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There is an eye protection law for motorcycles in every state, and most do not allow tinted glasses at night.
The guys that ride w/out glasses have never been hit in the eye by a bug. It'll take you down quick.
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Falling coconuts can really be painful...
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It's the tree crabs that really mess you up. They grab on! I call mine Ralf.He' been on me about a month now, and I have to say you do get used to the smell after awhile. Kinda like English Leather after shave.
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So far I have been hit in the hand and the helmet by a bug. I really don't want to get hit in the eye! That damn bug hurt like hell! Interesting the things you don't know about riding until you finally get out there and ride.
Be safe folks, mscmkr
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I don't know if any of you have what we call "Love Bugs". They are a genetic experiment gone wrong here in Fl. They are flying bugs about 1/2 inch long, and they were developed by one of the universities down here to eradicate mosquitoes. Problem is they hatch out at the wrong time of year to control mosquitoes, and have no natural enemies
What happens is they mate on the wing, and swarm by the billions. For a couple of months down here if you do not wear some sort of face protection you are covered from head to toe w/ dead F' bugs (that's the slang term for them F' Bugs). Their body fluids also do corrode paint, and chrome if you leave them on the vehicle too long.
Kudo's to our fine universities down here. ( there MUST be a lobby connection to the car wash/wax industry.)
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up here in canada we have june bugs about 1 inch long and big and fat,. I hit one at 60 mph. right on the neck it looked like I was bit by a vampire 1/2 inch of neck that was xposed, and I got hit, one hit my face sheild and I had to stop and wash it off, it covered 1/2 of the sheild,. with splat,.
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Its hot and humid here in CT. I see bikers on the highways with girlfreinds etc and no helmets etc. Its like open air days are here. Unfortunately for our small state we've taken it a bit on the chin with accidents lately. We need a blessing of the motorcycles, not just the blessing of the fleet.
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Guess what! It's up to you. I haven't a license in 40 years. A helmet is the least of my concerns. If you wanna ride naked, go for it.
I mean really?
Personal choice, just like condoms. Yeah!
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So far I have been hit in the hand and the helmet by a bug. I really don't want to get hit in the eye! That damn bug hurt like hell! Interesting the things you don't know about riding until you finally get out there and ride.
Be safe folks, mscmkr
Exactly, I never even gave a thought about bugs hitting me when I was considering a scoot.
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It's the tree crabs that really mess you up. They grab on! I call mine Ralf.He' been on me about a month now, and I have to say you do get used to the smell after awhile. Kinda like English Leather after shave.
English Leather hahaha!!! I prefer Old Spice or Brut!!! :D
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