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=Stephens= · 10-28-2012, 01:38 PM

I live in Nebraska and we have helmet law. It is going up to the vote again in April next year. How many of you don't have a helmet law and who does or doesn't wear a helmet?

I have a Sportbike and it is really fast so going on the highways it is bugfest without one or even having the faceshield up. I couldn't imagine riding on the highway without one. What do you do?

rush2112 · 10-28-2012, 02:03 PM

Delaware. no law. always wear one. Would be dead with out it

midnighter · 10-28-2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rush2112

Delaware. no law. always wear one. Would be dead with out it

Road_Warrior85 · 10-28-2012, 02:22 PM

I weare a helmet because its required..... but I gotta be honest. There are times where I feel that I would rather die from not wearing a helmet, than spend the rest of my life wearing a helmet because I am brain damaged after an accident with a helmet.

What a lot of people dont realize is that safety standards for helmets, just like that of car crash tests, are very misleading. Car crash tests are done at low speeds, not highway speeds. Helmets are rated to survive a fall of 10 feet.

If you are going more than 50 mph and have a wreck, in many more cases than not, the helmet is just good for helping find whats left of the head.

austinjames · 10-28-2012, 02:25 PM

I live in florida. Sold my GSXR last summer and always wore a full faced helmet. Now I have a Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 and I never hear a helmet. There are a lot of bugs that smash your face, dust, and even small rocks that hurt like hell, but the feeling of the wind on your face is worth it. Also, I have no windshield on the bike.

Road_Warrior85 · 10-28-2012, 02:25 PM

as for bugs without a face shield...... How man cruiser/harley riders do you see wearing a face shield? maybe 5%. . . . oh but they have windshields.... no, not even half of harleys have windshields....... So we get smacked in the face by bugs regularly. big deal.

I hit a full grown red hawk while riding at 90 mph. Thought it dislocated my shoulder at first, but I was fine, just hurt a lot. If I was worried about hitting what may be in the air, I would stay in a car/truck

geaux_tigerss · 10-28-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Road_Warrior85

I weare a helmet because its required..... but I gotta be honest. There are times where I feel that I would rather die from not wearing a helmet, than spend the rest of my life wearing a helmet because I am brain damaged after an accident with a helmet.

What a lot of people dont realize is that safety standards for helmets, just like that of car crash tests, are very misleading. Car crash tests are done at low speeds, not highway speeds. Helmets are rated to survive a fall of 10 feet.

If you are going more than 50 mph and have a wreck, in many more cases than not, the helmet is just good for helping find whats left of the head.

I think you're looking at this wrong. Sure, at 50+ mph, helmet or not, things will likely be bad. However, most crashes are at low speeds where a helmet can make a life or death or paralysis difference. I'd sure hate to be badly hurt in a parking lot speed crash just because I wasn't wearing a helmet. It tips the odds in your favor is all.

Number 3 · 10-28-2012, 04:00 PM

Who was the actor that fell over and hit his head on the curb without a helmet? Gary Busey I think. Just fell over. Wasn't moving if I recall the story correctly.

At a minimum, though, I hope those without helmets are at least wearing eye protection. A stone or even a large insect at 60 mph in the eye would have some pretty nasty results.

I've always worn gloves, helmet, jacket, jeans and boots when riding. Of course I sold my bike this year so maybe I don't count any more :(

Caddyroger · 10-28-2012, 04:55 PM

I wore one when i rode. A girl pulled out from a stop sign and I hit her. I was going 25 when I started braking. after every thing cleared and I got home There was about a 1/16 gash in the helmet where it hit the a pillar of the car.

Nessal · 10-28-2012, 05:43 PM

CA here and we have a helmet law. I think it's stupid. Why are you not letting natural selection run its course?

djinva · 10-28-2012, 07:28 PM

I live in Virginia and we have a helmet law, I am near West Virginia and North Carolina and both of those states also have a helmet law. I go to South Carolina and Florida a lot and neither have a helmet law and I am guilty of riding without one in those states. I know the risk but it feels great. I do have a windshield on my Harley.

ROBOSSRS · 10-28-2012, 07:32 PM

Have a head, have a helmet.

Wantconvertible · 10-28-2012, 08:29 PM

No helmet reguired here,I still wear mine

tramtwo · 10-28-2012, 09:29 PM

Louisiana at one point had a governer who rode and the helmet law was replelled. Those days are long gone now.

10-28-2012, 01:38 PM	#1
=Stephens= Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kearney, Nebraska Posts: 3,541 View My Garage	Motorcycle helmet laws I live in Nebraska and we have helmet law. It is going up to the vote again in April next year. How many of you don't have a helmet law and who does or doesn't wear a helmet? I have a Sportbike and it is really fast so going on the highways it is bugfest without one or even having the faceshield up. I couldn't imagine riding on the highway without one. What do you do?

10-28-2012, 02:22 PM	#4
Road_Warrior85 Drives: IBM 2SSRS, 12 Jeep Wrangler 4door Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eastern NC/South AL Posts: 776	I weare a helmet because its required..... but I gotta be honest. There are times where I feel that I would rather die from not wearing a helmet, than spend the rest of my life wearing a helmet because I am brain damaged after an accident with a helmet. What a lot of people dont realize is that safety standards for helmets, just like that of car crash tests, are very misleading. Car crash tests are done at low speeds, not highway speeds. Helmets are rated to survive a fall of 10 feet. If you are going more than 50 mph and have a wreck, in many more cases than not, the helmet is just good for helping find whats left of the head. __________________

10-28-2012, 02:25 PM	#5
austinjames Account Suspend...Right Drives: Synergy LS & Vulcan 1600cc Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 3,547 View My Garage	I live in florida. Sold my GSXR last summer and always wore a full faced helmet. Now I have a Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 and I never hear a helmet. There are a lot of bugs that smash your face, dust, and even small rocks that hurt like hell, but the feeling of the wind on your face is worth it. Also, I have no windshield on the bike. __________________

10-28-2012, 02:25 PM	#6
Road_Warrior85 Drives: IBM 2SSRS, 12 Jeep Wrangler 4door Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eastern NC/South AL Posts: 776	as for bugs without a face shield...... How man cruiser/harley riders do you see wearing a face shield? maybe 5%. . . . oh but they have windshields.... no, not even half of harleys have windshields....... So we get smacked in the face by bugs regularly. big deal. I hit a full grown red hawk while riding at 90 mph. Thought it dislocated my shoulder at first, but I was fine, just hurt a lot. If I was worried about hitting what may be in the air, I would stay in a car/truck __________________

10-28-2012, 04:00 PM	#8
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,170 View My Garage	Who was the actor that fell over and hit his head on the curb without a helmet? Gary Busey I think. Just fell over. Wasn't moving if I recall the story correctly. At a minimum, though, I hope those without helmets are at least wearing eye protection. A stone or even a large insect at 60 mph in the eye would have some pretty nasty results. I've always worn gloves, helmet, jacket, jeans and boots when riding. Of course I sold my bike this year so maybe I don't count any more :( __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

10-28-2012, 02:03 PM	#2
rush2112 Drives: 2013 2LT Auto CRM. 2009 night train Join Date: May 2009 Location: DE Posts: 242 View My Garage	Delaware. no law. always wear one. Would be dead with out it

10-28-2012, 04:55 PM	#9
Caddyroger Drives: 2011 RJT Camaro LT2 RS auto shift Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Washington state Posts: 1,861	I wore one when i rode. A girl pulled out from a stop sign and I hit her. I was going 25 when I started braking. after every thing cleared and I got home There was about a 1/16 gash in the helmet where it hit the a pillar of the car. __________________ Caddy

10-28-2012, 05:43 PM	#10
Nessal Drives: Exige, Miata, Ghia Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: CA, Bay Area Posts: 2,309	CA here and we have a helmet law. I think it's stupid. Why are you not letting natural selection run its course?

10-28-2012, 07:28 PM	#11
djinva Bow Tie Fan Drives: 16 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dublin VA Posts: 318	I live in Virginia and we have a helmet law, I am near West Virginia and North Carolina and both of those states also have a helmet law. I go to South Carolina and Florida a lot and neither have a helmet law and I am guilty of riding without one in those states. I know the risk but it feels great. I do have a windshield on my Harley. __________________ 16 Camaro 2SS 6M 60 Impala LS power 03 Silverado Z-71 12 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic Instagram: djinva88

10-28-2012, 07:32 PM	#12
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	Have a head, have a helmet.

10-28-2012, 08:29 PM	#13
Wantconvertible Drives: 2011 SS/RS VERT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: PHILA PA Posts: 1,615	No helmet reguired here,I still wear mine __________________

10-28-2012, 09:29 PM	#14
tramtwo Drives: 2021 1LE Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: N'Awlinz Posts: 6,315	Louisiana at one point had a governer who rode and the helmet law was replelled. Those days are long gone now.