I think my above post could end up applying to you. I hope not though
But I've never once knocked you're right to go without a helmet......I knocked the fact you came on here asking our opinions and then got upset with the answers. Like GMBusa said, this topic wasn't really a very good question to ask (kinda pointless actually).....unless you were trolling
If you're going to ride without a helmet you just do it and take your chances, or you don't. You know the risks. Whats there to ask about?
Vonderbach seems to have it in his head that everybodies telling you if you wear a helmet its like a force field that will protect you from all harm. He needs to read the posts more carefully. Everybodies just saying that a helmet will protect the most fragile part of your body during a wreck, and greatly increase the odds of you surviving.
I have an interesting story. I started street riding at 16, and took a few spins without a helmet and liked it. But my state had a helmet law (which I didn't like) so on the helmet had to go. And at 21 I had a drunk driver come into my lane on a 2 lane road around a corner and hit me head on at highway speed. I managed to survive, but only because of my helmet, and as you can imagine even then I was pretty jacked up. Good thing young folks heal well
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only reason I was wearing my helmet was because it was a state law. Otherwise back then I wouldn't have been either. But I have a wonderful wife, 2 wonderful grown kids, grandkids on the way eventually, lots and LOTS of riding, and just generally tons of joy I never would have experienced if I would have been able to make my choice and not wear that helmet. I don't believe in giving up rights, but a helmet law gave me something very very special
If not for that state law I could have become a victim of natural selection myself. I think there could be other rights that could be worse to lose then the choice of wearing a helmet or not. Just my opinion
To sum it up, if your state gives you the choice, like I stated earlier, I'm fine with you or anybody else using that choice to not wear a helmet
It is your choice. Everybody just needs to weigh the risk vs rewards for them I suppose. I can say I'm glad my son never had the choice though in our state, because I love him too much to lose him to something as simple as no helmet, and sometimes young folks don't always see things quite the same (safe?) (sane?) lol way as us "slightly" more mature folks do
