My brother in law, an otherwise intelligent chap and a Harley rider, actually tried to argue that helmets will snap your neck if your head hits the pavement hard enough.

Baywolfe wrote:

phreddy wrote:

My brother in law, an otherwise intelligent chap and a Harley rider, actually tried to argue that helmets will snap your neck if your head hits the pavement hard enough.

As opposed to just safely cracking it open like a watermelon, I suppose.

What they really need is a way for motorcycles to have a steel frame around the driver so that it can absorb the impact after a crash.  Then they should probably add two more wheels to make it more stable.  A safety harness that keeps you in the seat would complete it, making this new "car" invention much safer to drive.

phreddy wrote:

My brother in law, an otherwise intelligent chap and a Harley rider, actually tried to argue that helmets will snap your neck if your head hits the pavement hard enough.

And remember, if you wear seat belts, you'll be trapped in the car and die in an accident when it (a) catches fire or (b) plunges into a body of water.

Taint wrote:

I haven't ridden in years but I never rode without a helmet. I'm far too fond of my skull.

I never wore a helmet any-where that the law didn't require it (Except, of course, in the Winter).  This was mostly due to personal preference; How-Ever, a major advantage that I found to riding with-out a helmet is that I felt more a-ware of my surroundings.  The DOT approved helmets come down over your ears, and make it difficult distinguish exactly where a particular sound is originating from.

tojo2000 wrote:

That's a good point.  Don't wear a helmet, that way you can hear where you're bleeding from when you call 911.

Thanks Granny, don't know where we would be without you micro-managing our lives.

Now fuck off and focus on why your protein deficient Vegan lifestyle is killing you; we can manage ourselves just fine thank you.

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tojo2000 wrote:

I wasn't talking to you;  I would encourage you to ride without a helmet as much as possible, as a matter of fact.

Well there you have it, bleeding heart liberal up until you disagree with them.  And here I chose to serve to (pre-bush) protect your rights to disagree with me; my reward?  Well Tojo explains the far-left approach very well.

Keep your nanny state Tojo; I've made it this far without you and I can assure you I don't need your help past this point either.

jesusluvspegging wrote:

You worked for the ACLU?

Thanks, brother!

I would, if I were qualified.  Sadly however I'm just a dumbfuck and would be more hinderance than help.

Decadence wrote:

Taint wrote:

I haven't ridden in years but I never rode without a helmet. I'm far too fond of my skull.

I never wore a helmet any-where that the law didn't require it (Except, of course, in the Winter).  This was mostly due to personal preference; How-Ever, a major advantage that I found to riding with-out a helmet is that I felt more a-ware of my surroundings.  The DOT approved helmets come down over your ears, and make it difficult distinguish exactly where a particular sound is originating from.

I never had that problem. I always found the sound transmission to be fine.

Location, location, location.  I've ridden hatless in the open countryside on the way out to the river but wouldn't dream of venturing out in LA or OC without full gear ~ in heavy population it's not a matter of if you are going to get knocked down merely when.