Helmet laws...irony

[JulesMaximus]

Yes, they take reasonable measures that make it much safer. Sure, the activity has some inherent risk to it and I'm not saying we need to eliminate EVERY possibility for injury. It would be safer if nobody skydived or rode motorcycles, but they're fun activities that can be done pretty safely if people do some easy things and are responsible while they're engaging in them.

Nor am I. But I do think helmet laws are a good idea.

 

[roguerower]

No helmets, no insurance/medical coverage. Easy solution really. Let the ruhtards do what they want!

+Infinity

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

In Tx they use to require you to have completed a motorcycle safety course or provide proof of medical insurance and you could get a no helmet exception. I think the law was repealed recently though and there are no helmet laws.

 

[DirthNader]

Florida requires that the rider carry a relatively tiny amount of medical coverage ($10K) to ride w/o a helmet. Rider must be 21 or older. Since 2008 the MSF BRC has been a requirement to get a motorcycle endorsement on your license.

Now, not only is $10K a laughable amount of coverage in terms of treatment for head injuries, but a funny little kicker is that Medicaid coverage meets the requirement.

 

[Throckmorton]

Florida requires that the rider carry a relatively tiny amount of medical coverage ($10K) to ride w/o a helmet. Rider must be 21 or older. Since 2008 the MSF BRC has been a requirement to get a motorcycle endorsement on your license.

Now, not only is $10K a laughable amount of coverage in terms of treatment for head injuries, but a funny little kicker is that Medicaid coverage meets the requirement.

Texas requires $10k medical coverage too. I always thought it was $100k
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/msb/helmet.htm

 

[Zap]

Florida requires that the rider carry a relatively tiny amount of medical coverage ($10K) to ride w/o a helmet.

Texas requires $10k medical coverage too.

I think this is a great idea!

How do they enforce it?

 

[DirthNader]

My understanding is that you can't be pulled over for not having a helmet (unless you're riding w/ "Under 21" tags) but if you're pulled over for another infraction and not wearing a helment then the officer can request to see proof of medical insurance.

 

[hanoverphist]

Neither is an adult. By definition if you choose not to wear a seatbelt, it's because you're too stupid to adequately weigh the risk vs the benefit (and there is no benefit).

thats a bunch of bullshit. just because you think its a stupid move and statistically its helpful in protecting your head doesnt mean people shouldnt have the option of doing whatever the fuck they want on their motorcycle.

that said, im all for wearing a helmet. i started riding as a kid, and i always wore one when off road. on streets was a different matter, and i rarely wore one. i knew the risks and i am far from stupid. acceptable risk is just that. you dont see it as acceptable, so be it. as i got older, i started seeing my own mortality in a different light, and it became much more acceptable to me to wear a helmet. do i mandate that others should make the same decisions i have? no. then id be an asshole like you.

 

[desy]

Why have any laws then? speed limits, passing on double lines, drinking and driving and on and on?
Driving has always been a privelage not a right

 

[hanoverphist]

Why have any laws then? speed limits, passing on double lines, drinking and driving and on and on?
Driving has always been a privilege not a right

those all affect others around you, not just yourself. helmet laws only affect the person wearing (or not wearing) the helmet, not the people around them. different argument, which im sure has been beat to death in this forum, just like this has.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Helmet laws are the reason why we have so many idiots amongst us. We keep saving the idiots, they keep reproducing. BUT I guess a society is judged by how they treat the lowest amongst themselves.