On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:41:07 -0400, "RCE" wrote:


"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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And also used to raise money. Buddies stopped at a diner in Oregon.
Realized they could not see the bikes from the window. Moved them 200' to
the other side of the building via the public street. TICKET as they did
not put on the helmets. Tell me that is not just to raise money for the
state?


Like seat belts, I think wearing helmets on motorcycles should be encouraged
but not mandatory by law, with the decision made by the individual.

Motorcycle helmet laws originated with the federal government in 1967.
States were pressured to enact helmet laws or risk becoming ineligible for
certain federal safety program and highway construction funds. By 1975 all
but three states had helmet laws.

Congress voted to remove the federal pressure in 1978 and since then more
than half of the states have eliminated universal helmet use requirements.
Currently, 21 states have universal helmet use requirements. Several others
have helmet requirements for riders and passengers in the 17-20 year old age
group. Interesting.

I use seat belts sometimes when I think I should and I wear a helmet when
riding if the state I am in requires it, or otherwise I think I should.
There are many times when, depending on where I am driving or riding and how
I am driving or riding that I don't wear either.

RCE


As a former MSF instructor, I'd have to say I think you're wrong, but it's
your head.

I'd tell my students to put on a helmet and have a friend hit them upside
the head with a baseball bat. Then they should take off the helmet and have
the friend repeat the process.

If the students couldn't tell the difference, then they didn't need a
helmet.

:)
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'Til next time,

John H

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