"That DAMN Helmet Law!!!"
#31
RE: "That DAMN Helmet Law!!!"
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ge...helmet_review/
In the case of fatal accidents, there was one more important discovery in the Hurt Report: There were essentially no deaths to helmeted riders from head injuries alone.
Some people in the study, those involved in truly awful, bone-crushing, aorta-popping crashes, did sustain potentially fatal head injuries even though they were wearing helmets. The problem was that they also had, on average, three other injuries that would have killed them if the head injury hadn't.
In other words, a crash violent enough to overwhelm any decent helmet will usually destroy the rest of the body as well. Newman put this into perspective. "In most cases, bottoming [compressing a helmet's EPS completely] is not going to occur except in really violent accidents. And in these kind of cases, one might legitimately wonder whether there is anything you could do."
In 1995 2,230 motorcyclists died and approximately 58,000 were injured in highway crashes in the US. NHTSA estimates that motorcycle helmets reduce the likelihood of a fatality by 29 percent in a crash. In NHTSA's latest survey helmet use was reported to be 34 to 54 percent in areas with no helmet use laws or laws limited to minors.
Wear a helmet... dont be stupid..... for those who dont wear one, you do realize that the road is harder than your head right....
In the case of fatal accidents, there was one more important discovery in the Hurt Report: There were essentially no deaths to helmeted riders from head injuries alone.
Some people in the study, those involved in truly awful, bone-crushing, aorta-popping crashes, did sustain potentially fatal head injuries even though they were wearing helmets. The problem was that they also had, on average, three other injuries that would have killed them if the head injury hadn't.
In other words, a crash violent enough to overwhelm any decent helmet will usually destroy the rest of the body as well. Newman put this into perspective. "In most cases, bottoming [compressing a helmet's EPS completely] is not going to occur except in really violent accidents. And in these kind of cases, one might legitimately wonder whether there is anything you could do."
In 1995 2,230 motorcyclists died and approximately 58,000 were injured in highway crashes in the US. NHTSA estimates that motorcycle helmets reduce the likelihood of a fatality by 29 percent in a crash. In NHTSA's latest survey helmet use was reported to be 34 to 54 percent in areas with no helmet use laws or laws limited to minors.
Wear a helmet... dont be stupid..... for those who dont wear one, you do realize that the road is harder than your head right....
#35
RE: "That DAMN Helmet Law!!!"
The optional helmet law was just passed a few years ago here in Pa. I still shake my attached head when I see all the Harley riders and fat girlfriends without them. I watched the aftermath and called 911 when I witnessed a guy on a Goldwing run smack in the back of a mini van with a half helmet on. His teeth were up through his lips etc. Also how about Ben Rothisberger ( however it's spelled ) wrecked his Busa? didn't even say anything about it. I'll always have a lid and leather on, even if I visit my girlfriend 3 miles down the backroads!...and I'm an idiot!
To each his own anyway.....
To each his own anyway.....
#37
RE: "That DAMN Helmet Law!!!"
ORIGINAL: markmeinteil
So, Mr. anti-helmet guy is here talking about his crazy motorcycle ideas again.This time he is teaching me how to ride my bike! lolThe guy seems to think I don't know anything about riding, or safety for that matter. I guess it makes the night interesting though. Apparently, he believes in order to quickly avoid something in the road, I need to lean the bike one way while quickly and abruptly jerking the handlebar in the opposite direction! I may not be the best rider in the world, but aside from basically loosing control, if you're going fast enough, that would likely put you into a dangerous wobble! WTF is this guy talking about??? Then, he started ranting on again about how deadly helmets are.
So, Mr. anti-helmet guy is here talking about his crazy motorcycle ideas again.This time he is teaching me how to ride my bike! lolThe guy seems to think I don't know anything about riding, or safety for that matter. I guess it makes the night interesting though. Apparently, he believes in order to quickly avoid something in the road, I need to lean the bike one way while quickly and abruptly jerking the handlebar in the opposite direction! I may not be the best rider in the world, but aside from basically loosing control, if you're going fast enough, that would likely put you into a dangerous wobble! WTF is this guy talking about??? Then, he started ranting on again about how deadly helmets are.
#38
RE: "That DAMN Helmet Law!!!"
ORIGINAL: Rains
Jeez- I would never ride without a full face helmet- dont know how the others live - don't want to know!
Jeez- I would never ride without a full face helmet- dont know how the others live - don't want to know!
#39
RE: "That DAMN Helmet Law!!!"
Lost an uncle about 3 1/2 years ago because of the so called ' show ' helmets .......HD rider by the way ............no offense to harley riders meant ..........He would have survived with a quality helmet .
WEAR A D!*#N HELMET ..................PLEASE .
Here's my .02
WEAR A D!*#N HELMET ..................PLEASE .
Here's my .02