helmet anyone?

deacon · #31 (**permalink**) 05-30-2008, 06:33 PM

I wear a bike helmet for only one reason... Cops who might decide to take and interest and give me a ticket. A ticket is over a hundred bucks, and I can buy a lot of beer for a C note.

How many of you would wear one if it WEREN'T for the law.. Not I said he fat man.

VENICE BOY · #32 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 10:04 PM

I really like the way this thread was "edited"... Was this part of the "Patriot act"?

**Bikeguy Joe** · #33 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 06:15 AM

No it was done to keep things from escalating to where people were fighting...there's no room for that on this forum we are not the "other place" where certain members seem to thrive on arguments and other B.S.

The patriot act if a far worse crimnal thing IMHO. But this thread is about whether you wear a helmet or not.

VENICE BOY · #34 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:13 PM

**fairracing31** · #35 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 07:02 PM

Helmet law statutes by state

50 State Helmet Law Review

silvermaker5 · #36 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 08:18 PM

After an suv ran me over and all I got was 4 little scraches on my right palm, I got a bike helmet, and then a non-DOT carbon fiber extended half. I realy like it and I don't feel as silly as in the bike helmet. I never where one when just biking.

tylerlough · #37 (**permalink**) 07-25-2008, 10:56 PM

This is the helmet I use: THH SNELL I bought it for auto racing but I bought a bike motor instead.
I can hide my identity with it, so it's kinda cool.
The face shield is removable so that helps me stay cool.

justbill · #38 (**permalink**) 07-26-2008, 12:01 AM

I have been wearing a half-shell for over a year now
even in 120+, if it's not there, I feel naked

I have always had a hard head, but it's not as thick as a concrete curb

Saddletramp1200 · #39 (**permalink**) 07-26-2008, 02:18 PM

I had a consensus once, Had to use choke cleaner to get it started, no that was a Corvair

Anyway I most of the time use a half helmet when riding because only God and dogs know I always hit my head when I crash,always!
I to am guilty of not using a helmet sometimes. But 9 out of 10 have a ball cap on. I wear eyeglasses to see so eye protection is automatic. I did have a board fall out of a pickup on the freeway once and go through the windshield of my Goldwing. I ducked my head and it glanced off of my helmet. If I had not been wearing one I would be plant food now. I strongly recomend wearing one, cause you never know. Later Tramp

deacon · #40 (**permalink**) 07-26-2008, 03:48 PM

Okay story but I promise I will make it short. When I was with the local pd, I was their picture man so I got called out on a lot of break ins and such. now and then something good came along.

One night I went to the Er to make photos a dead biker. There he was stretched out on the stretcher still in his motor cycle helmet. Seems he had a close encounter with a telephone pole. I am told the bike was fine but he caught the pole on the side of his head not the top. It pulled him from the bike by his head.

When we removed his helmet for the facial id shot, his head rolled to the side and blood ran out his nose and eyes. The rookie cop standing beside me just folded up and went to the floor.

The ER nurses who generally love cops, we had the best donuts, rushed in to attend him. I realized how unfeeling I had become because I made pictures of the corpse then of him. Too bad cops don't make more money I could have blackmailed him.

Moral I guess is wear your helmet but still be careful crap happens in the best of families.