"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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No. There aren't any "No Helmet" laws that I know of.
There *are* many states .... about half .... that have some form of
"Helmet Law", although they are slowly being repealed, state by state.

I don't know this for a fact, so it's pure speculation on my part, but I
suspect that the majority of people that support helmet laws .... don't
ride motorcycles.

Eisboch


Maybe this will help:

http://usff.com/hldl/frames/50state.html

Or not.


Did you notice that only 20 states had a full, mandatory helmet law? That
leaves 30 that have modified and loosened their laws since the Fed tried
to strong arm all states to enact a helmet law or lose highway funding.
At one point almost all states had a full helmet law due to pressure from
the Fed.

I am not against wearing a helmet .... in fact I do on a regular basis.
My state has a full law and I obey it. I also often wear a helmet even in
states that don't require one. It all depends on where we are riding,
when, and what the weather and traffic conditions are. When I deem it
safe, (whether anybody else agrees or not) I sometimes take a ride
without one.

I think Florida's revised law is reasonable and fair. If you are over 18
or 21 (forget which) and can prove that you have a personal health
insurance policy that will cover you in the event of an accident, no
helmet is required by law. It's your choice.

Again, I am willing to bet that the loudest advocates of helmet laws don't
own a motorcycle.

Eisboch




I always wore a helmet when I rode, but I feel that it is a protective
device. I also feel that we have lost a lot of freedoms in this country (HK
will chime in here. Lots more than HK will refer to.) Is also a tax and
control law. Buddies, a lot of years ago, while riding in Oregon on a road
trip, saw that the entrance was on the other side of the diner and they
could not see their bikes with all the stuff on them where they were parked.
Moving the bikes from one side of the diner to the other, they got tickets
for no helmets. I also ware seatbelts, but that comes both from racing cars
and also when I was in high school I was sideswiped on 101 in Marin County.
The days when we did not have seat belts and I was knocked out of the
drivers seat and could not get control of the car until it was straddling a
ditch on the opposite side of the freeway. Also no barrier in the middle of
the road. Caused a lot of damage to car, the sideswipe did minimal damage,
but the crash did lots. Was a convertible, and luckily did not roll.