Re: [St] http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr091107.html

[Dan Wetherington <dnlwthrn@xxxxxxxxx>]

On the helmet thing, I can concur.  Some states require helmet use, 
others don't.  Here in Illinois, I'd say about 75-80% of the riders I 
see do NOT wear helmets.  Having been through a couple crashes on a 
bicycle where my helmet saved my bacon (one of which was just a couple 
of weeks ago, when I was hit by a car turning left in front of me), I 
won't ride anything with two wheels without a helmet...

Usually these reports don't surprise me.  They only helps to raise 
insurance rates.

Dan

Agate47@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I just read an interesting report on motorcycle accidents/fatalities from the 
> people who study such things. Their main point seems to show Supersport bikes 
> and younger riders as a dangerous combination. It is even more so than the 
> view that the boomers on Hogs are all running off the road. 
>
> One thing that I found interesting was the claim that only about 50% of 
> riders across the nation wear helmets. Is this possible or true? I'm a full gear 
> kind of guy and the thought of arriving at the scene of the accident unclad is 
> too ugly to think about.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Steve Knudsen
> '00 RS - Lucifer Orange for visibility
> Auburn, WA 
>
>
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