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was92v · 11-20-2008, 09:09 PM

I would like to comment on a couple of Dreaded's statements:

""Helmet laws do suck- if you're so worried about getting hurt (or killed), stop riding motorcycles.""

Stop riding, let me think about that...No.

""Just because the government DOES something doesn't make it a good idea. Learn to think for yourself.""

I Learned how to think for myself a long time ago and I think that my head is better off with a helmet on it. I wear one regardless of the law or not.

''Who told you that riding without a helmet was a Bad Idea™?""

My think for myself brain told me that it could end badly for me to ride without a helmet and I usually take my own advise. Well, that and the way that some of my helmets have looked like after a get-off over the last 40 years of riding.

Experience has also told me that leather gear helps alleviate that next day, stand in the shower and scream while trying to peel the bed sheet off my back feeling.
I learned to like a face shield when a June Bug t-boned me right between the eyes at 75mph back in the early 70's and almost put me out. Ate a wasp once too..
I could go on with what parts of my body (most) have been damaged in some way while riding that MADE me think for myself, usually accompanied by a dose of pain to help with recall.
I have also crashed on tracks at over a hundred MPH and got up and walked away without a scratch (usually), because my gear gave its life for me, including my helmet. I love them for the sacrifice and try to never leave home on two wheels without my closest riding buds right there with me.
That said, I also do not particularly like the gov't telling me what to do, in fact all laws suck, but they are a necessary evil in society because everyone is not as smart as I am

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11-20-2008, 09:09 PM	#37
was92v Nowhere Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	I would like to comment on a couple of Dreaded's statements: ""Helmet laws do suck- if you're so worried about getting hurt (or killed), stop riding motorcycles."" Stop riding, let me think about that...No. ""Just because the government DOES something doesn't make it a good idea. Learn to think for yourself."" I Learned how to think for myself a long time ago and I think that my head is better off with a helmet on it. I wear one regardless of the law or not. ''Who told you that riding without a helmet was a Bad Idea™?"" My think for myself brain told me that it could end badly for me to ride without a helmet and I usually take my own advise. Well, that and the way that some of my helmets have looked like after a get-off over the last 40 years of riding. Experience has also told me that leather gear helps alleviate that next day, stand in the shower and scream while trying to peel the bed sheet off my back feeling. I learned to like a face shield when a June Bug t-boned me right between the eyes at 75mph back in the early 70's and almost put me out. Ate a wasp once too.. I could go on with what parts of my body (most) have been damaged in some way while riding that MADE me think for myself, usually accompanied by a dose of pain to help with recall. I have also crashed on tracks at over a hundred MPH and got up and walked away without a scratch (usually), because my gear gave its life for me, including my helmet. I love them for the sacrifice and try to never leave home on two wheels without my closest riding buds right there with me. That said, I also do not particularly like the gov't telling me what to do, in fact all laws suck, but they are a necessary evil in society because everyone is not as smart as I am .