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Froggie

Thank you for sharing and standing up for what you believe in. Wearing a helmet and safety gear can be a drag, but just in case....I am becoming pretty skilled but I worry about other bikes, other vehicles, and even worse - wildlife. I personally know a guy that has ridden all his life and is fantastic, however, he has hit two deer, and has many pins holding him together. Ugh!!!!

I always wear a helmet while riding, but I don't think it should be the law to do so. I don't agree with the seat belt law either. Personal safety should be one's own choice.

I'm kind of with you on this. I think it should be mandatory for anyone under 18 to wear helmets though. And seat belts for that matter. An adult can choose for him/herself, but children should be protected at all costs.

Where I have ridden, and will ride again, it's mostly just cars you have to worry about (which is bad enough). It's pretty city there. But Nancy is right about wildlife and other hazards. I always worried about rocks popping up and hitting me too. I had one hit me in the eye (I was wearing sunglasses, so no harm). But, you never know what might pop up smack you upside the head.

My dad hit a deer once when I was a kid. He was Ok. Just kept on riding to work. He called it in to the Sheriff, and by the time the Sheriff got out to where the deer should have been it was gone. So, I guess both parties were lucky in that one!!

Oh yeah, I definately agree that kids should be required to wear seat belts and helmets on motorcycles. Once you're an adult though, it just seems silly to me that the government can control your own personal safety choices.

its the law here in Massachusetts

a friends son did a wheelie with out a helmet, wiped out, now he has brain damage

That's a horrible situation, but I'm the kind of person that doesn't place blame on the lack of helmet, but the idiocy of certain riders.

Another great point. I see motorycles doing wheelies in D.C. on I-270 which not a walk in the park, darting in and out at high speeds, changing lanes with no signals, doing wheelies. How smart is that? Gives us all a bad image and name.

Nancy

I figure that the government (ie taxpayers) must end up paying for some of the costs incurred by various auto accidents, especially if there is a fatality. I'm fairly certain that if money weren't an issue they wouldn't impose the laws.

I agree that this sort of riding does give us a bad name. I hate it when I see people riding like this. It pisses me off!!

I garauntee you that money is the motivating factor for those laws, just like most laws.