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Interesting story about USA motorcyclists' fight to ride without helmets
which means that in the majority of states, they can ride a 100 mph+ machine with no crash hat. There are a lot of parallels with UK cyclists, notably: "You sit at a stoplight, especially in Florida, you're sitting there in 100 percent humidity, and the sun is beating down on you, and that heat's coming up off the road, which is like 140, 150 degrees....We've had people literally pass out at stoplights wearing helmets." "Politicians didn't have to understand their (bikers) passion to respect it. And therein lies a lesson for the world's busybodies and petty tyrants." http://www.reason.com/news/show/33169.html -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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On Mon, 4 May 2009 10:11:55 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote: Interesting story about USA motorcyclists' fight to ride without helmets which means that in the majority of states, they can ride a 100 mph+ machine with no crash hat. One of the more amusing cases of fact-blindness, in fact. When a few states repealed their helmet laws there was a story in Time which decried the massive increase in motorcyclist fatalities inna "why-oh-why" stylee. It later emerged that the states with the increased fatalities were those which had retained the laws, while the states which had repealed them had actually seen reductions in fatalities per mile travelled. And of course the helmeteers went on to say that yes, well, that's all very interesting, but they were right anyway because of Common Sense, which as we know trumps evidence every time. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/urc | http://www.nohelmetlaw.org.uk/ "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken Newsgroup may contain nuts. |
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... It later emerged that the states with the increased fatalities were those which had retained the laws, while the states which had repealed them had actually seen reductions in fatalities per mile travelled. And of course the helmeteers went on to say that yes, well, that's all very interesting, but they were right anyway because of Common Sense, which as we know trumps evidence every time. Ha ha, brilliant! -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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On Mon, 4 May 2009, Simon Mason wrote:
Interesting story about USA motorcyclists' fight to ride without helmets which means that in the majority of states, they can ride a 100 mph+ machine with no crash hat. There are a lot of parallels with UK cyclists, notably: "You sit at a stoplight, especially in Florida, you're sitting there in 100 percent humidity, and the sun is beating down on you, and that heat's coming up off the road, which is like 140, 150 degrees Global warming has evidently had more impact on Hull than I would have expected. regards, Ian SMith -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |
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"Ian Smith" wrote in message . .. On Mon, 4 May 2009, Simon Mason wrote: Interesting story about USA motorcyclists' fight to ride without helmets which means that in the majority of states, they can ride a 100 mph+ machine with no crash hat. There are a lot of parallels with UK cyclists, notably: "You sit at a stoplight, especially in Florida, you're sitting there in 100 percent humidity, and the sun is beating down on you, and that heat's coming up off the road, which is like 140, 150 degrees Global warming has evidently had more impact on Hull than I would have expected I've ridden when it was 33 Celsius a few years ago, I wouldn't like to have had a plastic hat on even that (relatively low) temperature. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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On Mon, 04 May 2009 12:07:35 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: On Mon, 4 May 2009 10:11:55 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote: Interesting story about USA motorcyclists' fight to ride without helmets which means that in the majority of states, they can ride a 100 mph+ machine with no crash hat. One of the more amusing cases of fact-blindness, in fact. When a few states repealed their helmet laws there was a story in Time which decried the massive increase in motorcyclist fatalities inna "why-oh-why" stylee. It later emerged that the states with the increased fatalities were those which had retained the laws, while the states which had repealed them had actually seen reductions in fatalities per mile travelled. Yes of course it did Guy. Have you a reference - there must be something on-line about it - or perhaps it's another example of your faulty selective memory? -- "People tell me I'm unusual" - Guy Chapman |
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Simon Mason wrote:
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... It later emerged that the states with the increased fatalities were those which had retained the laws, while the states which had repealed them had actually seen reductions in fatalities per mile travelled. And of course the helmeteers went on to say that yes, well, that's all very interesting, but they were right anyway because of Common Sense, which as we know trumps evidence every time. Ha ha, brilliant! I do believe that in many instances the wearing of a motorcycle helmet actually encourages the rider to go faster. Having ridden without one, I can tell you its virtually impossible to ride at above 40mph and very uncomfortable at speeds approaching that. Your eyes constantly stream and a tiny bit of sand in them feels like a brick. In order to avoid this you slow down. Put a fullface helmet on, and that problem is eliminated and you can dial-in any speed you like Yes, you could wear goggles I suppose, but if your going to go to the trouble of wearing some form of kit, you may as well wear a (fullface) helmet, at least in this country where its mostly cold or wet or both |
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On Mon, 4 May 2009 10:11:55 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote: Interesting story about USA motorcyclists' fight to ride without helmets which means that in the majority of states, they can ride a 100 mph+ machine with no crash hat. I'd imagine that if mandatory helmets for cyclists was ever imposed in the UK, it would make the sight of helmetless hairy road hogs riding through US state capitals in protest look like a village tea party. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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Simon Mason wrote:
"Ian Smith" wrote in message . .. On Mon, 4 May 2009, Simon Mason wrote: Interesting story about USA motorcyclists' fight to ride without helmets which means that in the majority of states, they can ride a 100 mph+ machine with no crash hat. There are a lot of parallels with UK cyclists, notably: "You sit at a stoplight, especially in Florida, you're sitting there in 100 percent humidity, and the sun is beating down on you, and that heat's coming up off the road, which is like 140, 150 degrees Global warming has evidently had more impact on Hull than I would have expected I've ridden when it was 33 Celsius a few years ago, I wouldn't like to have had a plastic hat on even that (relatively low) temperature. I've ridden in Sevilla Spain, in 50C, not fun, felt like my head was in a pressure cooker. The locals openly flouted the law, either not wearing one or having one 'perched' on top of their heads - I guess that's common sense |
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"Jolly Polly" wrote in message ... Having ridden without one, I can tell you its virtually impossible to ride at above 40mph and very uncomfortable at speeds approaching that. Your eyes constantly stream and a tiny bit of sand in them feels like a brick. In order to avoid this you slow down. Put a fullface helmet on, and that problem is eliminated and you can dial-in any speed you like When I first rode a motorbike, I had an open face helmet on and yes, your eyes did stream a lot. I can't remember it slowing me down much, but then again, I was 17 and immortal. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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