Yet another wear your helmet thread...

I tried to teach a friend how to ride. He didn't want to wear my "doofy" helmet. I made it clear he had to if he wanted to ride my bike. So he puts it on, then proceeds to ride straight into a stone wall at 20mph. He came clear off the bike and smashed against the wall head first like a torpedo, but he just bruised his shoulder.

I've also done the T-bone superman thing, and boy oh boy am I glad I was wearing a jacket and a helmet. First, you think, "So this is what flying feels like!" (No shit, you'll actually think this. You will have absolutely nothing else to do while you're temporarily surrounded by nothing but air.) Then you'll take a quick mental note on how far you are flying. "I bet I'm clearing 20 feet. I'd say somewhere between free throw range and the 3-point line...yeah..." Then you throw your arms out to shield your face. But when your arms get bent up and squooshed between the pavement and your helmet/body, they get ripped right out from under you, like you're a rag doll. That's when your face shield plants into the pavement with enough force to make you somersault in the air. This wouldn't be nearly as much fun as it sounds, in absence of a full face helmet.

 

I would not use quite the same words, but I agree with what Norcalboy is getting at. We are all old enough to know to use a helmet and gear, and if we do not, so be it. It is your freedom to make that choice. Put it this way, if someone does not understand that they should wear a helmet (and gear) they probably are going to have to learn the "hard" way.

I wonder if I should mention the guy last year who was doing 110mph on a 35 mph street and t-boned a lady pulling out of a side street. Killed them both. He happened to be on a Yamaha R1. Should we ban all sportbikes? Are all sportbike riders assholes? Generalization is running rampant. Let's forget our troubles and ride!

 

NO CARE BOY........................





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