Twenty two states have either no or restricted mandatory helmet laws. There are a dozen or more
web sites that instruct riders how to contest in court tickets received in the 38 restricted
states for not wearing a helmet. In the 22 states where there are no helmet laws for adults there
are mandatory seat belt laws as well as mandatory child restraint systems. Statistics show that
the use of seat belts and the use of child restraint systems save lives. In the same vain they
show that motorcyclists who wear helmets and proper gear have a much greater survival rate when
all of their skill, judgment and luck fail.
The following was on the internet last week:
July 30, 2009
by Paul Carruthers
"Bruce Rossmeyer, the owner of what is billed as the largest Harley-Davidson dealership in the
world, was killed today in Wyoming while riding with friends from the Harley dealer meetings in
Colorado to Sturgis, South Dakota, the site of the Sturgis Rally, according to the Daytona News
Journal. Rossmeyer was 66 years old." It went on to say:
"According to the Lt. Shawn Dickerson of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Rossmeyer was traveling east
on Wyoming Highway 28 between Farson and Lander about 11 a.m. with five other motorcyclists when
they came up to a pickup pulling a camp trailer and tried to pass. "The pickup slowed and
activated his left signal," Dickerson said. "Four of the motorcycles passed to the left... When
Mr. Rossmeyer attempted to pass, the truck made its left turn and he hit the driver's side door.
The sixth motorcycle swerved to the right and avoided collision."
Rossmeyer, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from his bike and came to rest under the camp
trailer, Dickerson said."
The point being - law or no law why risk your life and not wear a DOT or Snell approved helmet.
New designs are comfortable and protective. Whether you choose a half helmet, open face, full
face, or Snell you are protected. For more information on helmets check out my article ANATOMY OF
A MOTORCYCLE HELMET.
web sites that instruct riders how to contest in court tickets received in the 38 restricted
states for not wearing a helmet. In the 22 states where there are no helmet laws for adults there
are mandatory seat belt laws as well as mandatory child restraint systems. Statistics show that
the use of seat belts and the use of child restraint systems save lives. In the same vain they
show that motorcyclists who wear helmets and proper gear have a much greater survival rate when
all of their skill, judgment and luck fail.
The following was on the internet last week:
July 30, 2009
by Paul Carruthers
"Bruce Rossmeyer, the owner of what is billed as the largest Harley-Davidson dealership in the
world, was killed today in Wyoming while riding with friends from the Harley dealer meetings in
Colorado to Sturgis, South Dakota, the site of the Sturgis Rally, according to the Daytona News
Journal. Rossmeyer was 66 years old." It went on to say:
"According to the Lt. Shawn Dickerson of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Rossmeyer was traveling east
on Wyoming Highway 28 between Farson and Lander about 11 a.m. with five other motorcyclists when
they came up to a pickup pulling a camp trailer and tried to pass. "The pickup slowed and
activated his left signal," Dickerson said. "Four of the motorcycles passed to the left... When
Mr. Rossmeyer attempted to pass, the truck made its left turn and he hit the driver's side door.
The sixth motorcycle swerved to the right and avoided collision."
Rossmeyer, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from his bike and came to rest under the camp
trailer, Dickerson said."
The point being - law or no law why risk your life and not wear a DOT or Snell approved helmet.
New designs are comfortable and protective. Whether you choose a half helmet, open face, full
face, or Snell you are protected. For more information on helmets check out my article ANATOMY OF
A MOTORCYCLE HELMET.
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