I believe the law should read, "If you won't wear a helmet on your motorcycle, no public funds or insurance monies may be used to support your life or recovery after an accident." Bicycle riding is another matter, but still deserves the helmet. Regards, Bob S.
On 11/1/06, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/1/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Then there's always the possibility that a cyclist may be completely > > in the right, and that a car might be in the wrong and hit a cyclist. > > Since cars have a mass of some 20 times that of a bicycle and rider, > > physics tend to be on the side of the car in collisions. I'll take > > whatever protection I can, especially if it's unobtrusive and > > inexpensive. > > There's a saying in the motorcycle community: > > "'I had the right of way' is a terrible epithet for your gravestone." > > I still have the scars on my arm from a bicycle accident I had when I > was 14. The helmet saved my life in that accident by striking the > stone wall and shattering into a million pieces. I still wear the > helmet that I bought to replace that one. > > -Mat > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
