# helmet law **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 13, 2003, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666 "2003-11-13T09:10:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/21 "2003-11-13T18:06:14Z")
helments rule!!! ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/22 "2003-11-14T09:47:18Z")
One argument that was considered in favor of the no helmet law acctually suggests that you have a better chance of surviving a crash without a wearing a helmet. By wearing no helmet the skull is fractured and the fracture helps aliviate the pressure from the brain swelling caused by blunt forced trauma to the head from a crash. Some people also argue 99% of motorcyle accidents over 30mph will kill a rider weather he/she is wearing a helmet or not. ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/23 "2003-11-14T09:59:26Z")
> _Originally posted by peterock17_ > **One argument that was considered in favor of the no helmet law acctually suggests that you have a better chance of surviving a crash without a wearing a helmet. By wearing no helmet the skull is fractured and the fracture helps aliviate the pressure from the brain swelling caused by blunt forced trauma to the head from a crash. Some people also argue 99% of motorcyle accidents over 30mph will kill a rider weather he/she is wearing a helmet or not.** yea i heard that one. something like if you have a helment on your head swells inside the helment to a point that it can be dangerous. on the other note i hate getting hit with shit in the face. so i wear my helment with my visor. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/24 "2003-11-14T10:04:10Z")
> _Originally posted by peterock17_ > **One argument that was considered in favor of the no helmet law acctually suggests that you have a better chance of surviving a crash without a wearing a helmet. By wearing no helmet the skull is fractured and the fracture helps aliviate the pressure from the brain swelling caused by blunt forced trauma to the head from a crash. Some people also argue 99% of motorcyle accidents over 30mph will kill a rider weather he/she is wearing a helmet or not.** > ive been in numerous motorcycle accidents over 30mph… and to my knowledge ive survived them all… im sure my helmet has saved my life several times… ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/25 "2003-11-14T10:15:02Z")
i would be nice to see actual national statistics on fatalities due to motorcycle crashes. I am still in favor of people wearing helmets. I think they save lives. The no helmet law is only good for 3 years anyways. I guess they will review all the stats and decide weather its to keep it or not. ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/26 "2003-11-14T10:42:20Z")
most ppl riding anyways dont have the proper riding training or even have licenses. and these are the ones getting hurt with no helments. i see a lot of more experienced riders still wearing helments. what looks funny is when someone on a sportbike wears a turtle shell for a helment. like that is going to do something. ---
**Author:** ![getatme11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/258eb7/32.png) [@getatme11](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/getatme11)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/27 "2003-11-14T11:32:52Z")
> _Originally posted by ohsoquik02_ > **what looks funny is when someone on a sportbike wears a turtle shell for a > helment. like that is going to do something.** alright, look… it’s helmet, not helment… ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/28 "2003-11-14T11:39:11Z")
err… bullshit Think of the medical costs involved that then turn into tax dollars, increase health insurance costs, etc, etc. Or the fact that while your dumbass didn’t wear a helmet it ties up a ambulance/medivac while someone else who might have needed it needs it. Your stupidity affects more than what you think, I admit I’m not a fan of telling me what I can and can’t do but, I do understand why we must do things we do. > _Originally posted by 2kaltima_ > **I just don’t think the goverment has the right to tell me what to do. I am an adult and can make decisons by myself. I could see a law it it affected other people, but seat belts and helmets affect the 1 person only. my $.02** ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/29 "2003-11-14T11:42:24Z")
Bullshit again, Most of the people that have ridden substantially has gone down, it doesn’t take a lot to go down. - loose rocks - wet/oil spots (really suck) - potholes - metal bridge covers + rain = BAM And on bike night down here at QSL, it’s amazing after the helmet law was passed I’d say over half did _NOT_ have helmets on. With their kids on the back with helmets… WOOHOO watch dad splat! > _Originally posted by ohsoquik02_ > **most ppl riding anyways dont have the proper riding training or even have > licenses. and these are the ones getting hurt with no helments. i see a lot > of more experienced riders still wearing helments.** > > > > **what looks funny is when someone on a sportbike wears a turtle shell for a > helment. like that is going to do something.** ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/30 "2003-11-14T11:49:50Z")
> _Originally posted by silvrhand_ > **err… bullshit** > > > > Think of the medical costs involved that then turn into tax dollars, increase health insurance costs, etc, etc. Or the fact that while your dumbass didn’t wear a helmet it ties up a ambulance/medivac while someone else who might have needed it needs it. > > **Your stupidity affects more than what you think, I admit I’m not a fan of telling me what I can and can’t do but, I do understand why we must do things we do.** My dumb ass always wears a helmet when I ride. And freedom is more important than money to me. I also think that purging the gene pool of retards is good every now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/31 "2003-11-14T12:03:50Z")
im with altima on this one… personal freedoms is very important. you cant legislate against stupidity. Its not like people dont know the risks associated with not wearing a helmet. If they choose to not wear one, its their own stupid fault. They know the potential consequences… Fuck, you could wear a helmet every time you drove your car to the supermarket. If you were in a serious accident, then there is a good chance it could save you from kissing your windshield. I sure hundreds if not thousands of lives would have been saved if the person would have been wearing a helmet in a car accident. But its not a law, and no one complains about it… ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/32 "2003-11-14T12:33:16Z")
a lot of laws are made to protect us from stupid people. such as laws against drinking and driving. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/33 "2003-11-14T12:40:53Z")
> _Originally posted by peterock17_ > **a lot of laws are made to protect us from stupid people. such as laws against drinking and driving.** protecting other from stupid people != protecting people from themselves ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/34 "2003-11-14T12:48:58Z")
after laying down a bike, i cant imagine how anyone would ever want to ride without one… :nuts: ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/35 "2003-11-14T19:50:56Z")
> _Originally posted by 1320_ > **after laying down a bike, i cant imagine how anyone would ever want to ride without one… :nuts:** i second that one… and i deff. want to get a riding jacket. i dont think my arms can take another slid. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/36 "2003-11-14T19:58:52Z")
kinda of OFF topic Sewickley requires Bicycle riders to wear helmets: but the state does not require it :rolleyes: for motorcyclist ( experinced riders ) That sudden stop at the end will you kill you no matter what 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/37 "2003-11-14T20:09:09Z")
> _Originally posted by Shaggy_ > **kinda of OFF topic** > > > > Sewickley requires Bicycle riders to wear helmets: but the state does not require it :rolleyes: for motorcyclist ( experinced riders ) > > **That sudden stop at the end will you kill you no matter what 😃** just like that sudden stop that BIG “E” had. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/38 "2003-11-14T20:10:46Z")
> _Originally posted by Shaggy_ > **kinda of OFF topic** > > > > Sewickley requires Bicycle riders to wear helmets: but the state does not require it :rolleyes: for motorcyclist ( experinced riders ) > > **That sudden stop at the end will you kill you no matter what 😃** yeah laying down in 5th gear on a motorcycle and a huffy are about equal :ugh: :jerkit: :itr41: ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/39 "2003-11-14T20:13:14Z")
> _Originally posted by turbovw18_ > **yeah laying down in 5th gear on a motorcycle and a huffy are about equal :ugh: :jerkit:** > > > > **:itr41:** when i was in 7th grade a personal friend ( Jeff Perkins ) died on bicycle while going down a hill in sewickley, slamming into a oncoming car with out a Helmet… he died of massive trauma to the head and chest so you got :owned: ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666/40 "2003-11-14T20:13:59Z")
> _Originally posted by turbovw18_ > **yeah laying down in 5th gear on a motorcycle and a huffy are about equal :ugh: :jerkit:** > > > > **:itr41:** damm 5th gear would hurt:ouch: [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/helmet-law/162666.md?page=1)