# Biker Protesting Helmet Law Dies of Head Injury During Protest **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [July 3, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228 "2011-07-03T13:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/1 "2011-07-03T13:24:59Z")
Can’t make this up and it happened in upstate. Their message is clear…Live free or die trying. :facepalm All I can say is RIP. :dunno ![http://i.imgur.com/WiSNN.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/e/4ec68ec38d833bf3190aba41363e17607af02e92.jpeg) > **Biker Protesting Helmet Law Dies of Head Injury > During ride in upstate New York, motorcyclist flips over handlebars.** > By Ben Johnson | Posted Sunday, Jul. 3, 2011, at 1:37 PM EDT > > A 55-year-old biker protesting New York State’s law requiring helmet use died at a hospital Saturday after striking his head in an accident. > > The Associated Press reports that Phillip A. Contos of Parish, N.Y., was riding with others through the town of Onondaga on Saturday afternoon without head protection, to protest the state’s requirement that bikers wear helmets. > > State Troopers told the Syracuse Post-Standard that Contos was driving a 1983 Harley Davidson when his bike fishtailed and he flipped over the handlebars, striking his head on the pavement. He was later pronounced dead at Upstate University Hospital. Police say that had he been wearing a helmet, Contos would probably have survived the accident. > > The ride was organized in part by ABATE (American Bikers Aimed for Education), according to a local ABC affiliate reporting on the accident. A spokesperson for the group said they didn’t know if Contos was a member. > > Many motorcycling enthusiasts have fought against helmet laws, saying they infringe on personal rights and that studies on helmet laws impacting safety have been skewed. Michigan is currently considering a repeal of its helmet law, which has passed the senate but still needs to move through the legislature and be signed by Governor Rick Snyder. source: slatest [youtu.be/KC-B-oYRJeQ](https://youtu.be/KC-B-oYRJeQ) ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/2 "2011-07-03T13:32:06Z")
Beat me to posting this. He sure showed them. Granted I may not agree with it being mandated, you’re an idiot if you ride a bike without one. ---
**Author:** ![HiSpeed48](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hispeed48/32/6688_2.png) [@HiSpeed48](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HiSpeed48)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/3 "2011-07-04T05:25:41Z")
Ignorance is bliss reminds me of the anti-seatbelt folks who swear that they are safer without one ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/4 "2011-07-04T14:30:31Z")
irony at its finest. Fucking moron. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/5 "2011-07-04T14:52:20Z")
Fuck the helmet law. If same sex marriage is allowed in this state then I want this law repealed. Natural selection will take care of the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/6 "2011-07-04T14:55:26Z")
> [@Knight Rider: Sucks more than a hoover edition?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knight-rider-sucks-more-than-a-hoover-edition/43593/23): > > Fuck the helmet law. If same sex marriage is allowed in this state then I want this law repealed. Natural selection will take care of the rest. Same with seatbelt law then I presume? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/7 "2011-07-04T15:01:01Z")
It’ll never be repealed because of the eye-widening statistics for safety and law enforcement revenue. ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/8 "2011-07-04T16:53:11Z")
> [@Hormel Black Label Maple Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hormel-black-label-maple-bacon/43571/26): > > It’ll never be repealed because of the law enforcement revenue. fixed ---
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/9 "2011-07-04T17:39:15Z")
personally I think the law should be repealed so more idiots can die if they are shot enough to ride w/o proper gear. ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/10 "2011-07-04T21:04:29Z")
[youtu.be/KC-B-oYRJeQ](https://youtu.be/KC-B-oYRJeQ) ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/11 "2011-07-05T10:36:29Z")
Darwinism at it’s finest! ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/12 "2011-07-05T11:16:19Z")
You can’t fix stupid ---
**Author:** ![ErnGotti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/erngotti/32/6372_2.png) [@ErnGotti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ErnGotti)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/13 "2011-07-05T17:38:40Z")
> [@Supra VS Neon VS Grand Am](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supra-vs-neon-vs-grand-am/43417/19): > > You can’t fix stupid It’d be nice if someone could come up with a repair kit for it, though… ---
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/14 "2011-07-05T18:03:58Z")
You should wear a helmet to protect yourself from the other people on the road that are “motorcycle blind.” ---
**Author:** ![streetsweeper1098](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@streetsweeper1098](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/streetsweeper1098)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/15 "2011-07-05T18:04:26Z")
wow :facepalm ---
**Author:** ![aero93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@aero93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aero93)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biker-protesting-helmet-law-dies-of-head-injury-during-protest/259228/16 "2011-07-06T15:35:17Z")
> [@RIMS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rims/43455/20): > > Ignorance is bliss > > reminds me of the anti-seatbelt folks who swear that they are safer without one seatbelts should be the drivers choice, not a money maker for the state. helmets are a given, any fall no matter how minor it is will hurt like all hell if you dont wear a helmet