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Man dies after motorcycle crashes during helmet protest ride
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LOL...I rode before CA had helmet laws and I wore a helmet. I ride today and wear a helmet; not because it's law but simply because it makes sense, I'm 51 years old and I do dangerous things. I rock climb, I SCUBA dive, I tower climb....but I never let stupidity overrule my "Common Sense".
The guy that died is a fucking dumb ass but thankfully I don't have to pay for his disability. I have a female friend that loves to go to states where there are no helmet laws because she feels "freer" without a helmet....I wonder how "smarter" she'd feel with her gray matter smeared across asphalt.
The guy that died is a fucking dumb ass but thankfully I don't have to pay for his disability. I have a female friend that loves to go to states where there are no helmet laws because she feels "freer" without a helmet....I wonder how "smarter" she'd feel with her gray matter smeared across asphalt.
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Mo-Pagan ^^^
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A "fucking dumb ass"?
Whether you like it or not, he was deliberately committing an act of civil disobedience that would, in a small way, enhance all our freedom.
For this he gets called a dumb ass?
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Yeah, and I don't really give a fuck if you have an issue with that, capiche?
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Well, fuck you back, dickhead.
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LOL!
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This is sad. All it takes is a little bit of independent study to learn that helmet laws have done very little to help motorcycle riders. Motorcycle helmets have saved some people and they have killed others.
I am glad that I live in a state that gives me the choice, for I am alive today because I was not wearing a 3 pound anchor on my head during a crash. If you feel safer, then wear it. But people are not idiots or dumb asses because they chose otherwise. We've done our homework.
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I think that this story's impact is all a matter of presentation. Sure, the lesson from "Man dies after motercycle crashes during helmet protest ride" seems to naturally be that this somehow proves helmets should be required by law to protect lives.
What is the lesson from "Helmet law fails to coerce motorcyclist from wearing helmet, motorcyclist dies in spite of law"?
Heck, the focus on one motorcyclist among "several" in a group seems suspect to me. Wouldn't it be prudent to notice the majority? I wonder what could be learned from a headline like "Several motorcyclists ride in protest of helmet law, end ride unharmed".
I'm curious to see if there are any reports from NewsChannel 9 about any motorcyclists who happen to die regardless of whether they wear a helmet. Would the headline read, "Motorcyclist dies in crash while wearing a helmet, law fails to save him"?
Has any news site listed the cause of death from the certificate? Many motorcyclists I've seen in the hospital end up with rib fractures, which injure the lungs to cause life-threatening pneumothorax. I don't suspect a helmet would necessarily help in that regard, and therefore it seems to be a rather important piece of information missing from reports.
What is the lesson from "Helmet law fails to coerce motorcyclist from wearing helmet, motorcyclist dies in spite of law"?
Heck, the focus on one motorcyclist among "several" in a group seems suspect to me. Wouldn't it be prudent to notice the majority? I wonder what could be learned from a headline like "Several motorcyclists ride in protest of helmet law, end ride unharmed".
I'm curious to see if there are any reports from NewsChannel 9 about any motorcyclists who happen to die regardless of whether they wear a helmet. Would the headline read, "Motorcyclist dies in crash while wearing a helmet, law fails to save him"?
Has any news site listed the cause of death from the certificate? Many motorcyclists I've seen in the hospital end up with rib fractures, which injure the lungs to cause life-threatening pneumothorax. I don't suspect a helmet would necessarily help in that regard, and therefore it seems to be a rather important piece of information missing from reports.
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So it was dumb of me to save my own life? I'm actually thankful that I choose to be smart. I've studied the issue. It is all a matter of chance.
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I really can't express my true feelings on this topic. I'm sure most would agree with me, however, and with my x-wife who, under her breath, would always complain from the passenger seat about all the stupid women drivers out there. Hey, I didn't say it!
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In my opinion they are. Don't like it? Tough shit. I really don't care. Just as you shouldn't care what my feelings are...unless you have your panties in a bunch like others here. I say what I want. I say what I think. Anyone who chooses to ride without a helmet is a dumbass...and that's my opinion. At least I own it and I'll say it to anyone face to face...Jesus, some of you kiddies really can't handle differing opinions, can you? I've done my homework too. If someone can't handle a helmet, they must be a friggin' pencilneck...I am not a pencilneck and I prefer to keep my brain within my skull and not smeared across asphalt. For the record, I've never once said that helmet laws should be enforced before any of you kiddies think I'm all about helmet laws...jeez. LOL!
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You don't have to have a helmet in Idaho. People die all the time. Its natural selection. Personally i don't think 4 wheels is enough. I could go for 6 or 8. but if I was to ride a motorcycle i would where a helmet and bubble boy outfit because i am a pussy.
So don't force people to where helmets! Most are male and as they die off it becomes easier and easier to pick up chicks. You know, supply and demand and all.
So don't force people to where helmets! Most are male and as they die off it becomes easier and easier to pick up chicks. You know, supply and demand and all.
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And I think anyone who rides is a dumbass, just my opinion. Donorcycles, nothing like donorcycles to help those in need.
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Somebody please nominate this moron for a Darwin award!
When I worked in an ER we had a slang term for ppl that rode "crotch rockets" - that term was "organ donors".
I vividly remember a young girl - early 20's comming into out ER - She was delivered nude - unusual... She had no skin on one side of her body - unusual... She was sent up to surgery in less than 2 minutes - again unusual. I do not know if she lived but I have not gotten near one of those THINGS since...
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When I worked in an ER we had a slang term for ppl that rode "crotch rockets" - that term was "organ donors".
I vividly remember a young girl - early 20's comming into out ER - She was delivered nude - unusual... She had no skin on one side of her body - unusual... She was sent up to surgery in less than 2 minutes - again unusual. I do not know if she lived but I have not gotten near one of those THINGS since...
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