helmet question/ticket
#143
06-23-2013, 06:19 AM
I don't buy it
I was born in East LA and spent about 30 of 50 years in CA. I'm there now!
Prior to CA's mandatory helmet laws, motorcycle registration was between 550,000 - 750,000 per year. Immediately following the mandatory helmet law, registration dropped significantly and in 1995 was 525,000. So loosing 225,000 bikes on the road is pretty significant to the economy. lic.abateflorida.com/Library/Library/TruthAboutHelmetLaws.pdf (p. 11.)
ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Towards Education) made the following estimates of what this amended law repealing mandatory helmet laws has brought into the economy of Florida:
§ 40,000 new motorcycles at an average of $10,000 each: $400,000,000
§ Sales tax on motorcycles at 6%: $24,000,000
§ Registration fees on motorcycles: $1,444,000
§ Change of titles fees: $1,190,000
§ Total: $426,634,000
(p. 11.)
Using the same numbers, California's economy lost out on $2,666,462,500 a year with mandatory helmet laws.
Additionally, empirical evidence shows that States with better rider training and no mandatory helmet law have a lower fatality rate than states with not so good training and a mandatory helmet law. ( See link)
All of this is premised upon the link sited.
Prior to CA's mandatory helmet laws, motorcycle registration was between 550,000 - 750,000 per year. Immediately following the mandatory helmet law, registration dropped significantly and in 1995 was 525,000. So loosing 225,000 bikes on the road is pretty significant to the economy. lic.abateflorida.com/Library/Library/TruthAboutHelmetLaws.pdf (p. 11.)
ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Towards Education) made the following estimates of what this amended law repealing mandatory helmet laws has brought into the economy of Florida:
§ 40,000 new motorcycles at an average of $10,000 each: $400,000,000
§ Sales tax on motorcycles at 6%: $24,000,000
§ Registration fees on motorcycles: $1,444,000
§ Change of titles fees: $1,190,000
§ Total: $426,634,000
(p. 11.)
Using the same numbers, California's economy lost out on $2,666,462,500 a year with mandatory helmet laws.
Additionally, empirical evidence shows that States with better rider training and no mandatory helmet law have a lower fatality rate than states with not so good training and a mandatory helmet law. ( See link)
All of this is premised upon the link sited.
#144
06-23-2013, 10:11 AM
I second this. Very comfortable and the profile is low enough that it does not catch much wind at speed.
#147
06-23-2013, 07:01 PM
Some manufacturers have one shell size: xxl. For the smaller sizes, they increase the foam to fit the head, thus the "Shroom Head".
We got one deputy who loves to use the helmet excuse for hassling people. He has a patrol car.....
We got one deputy who loves to use the helmet excuse for hassling people. He has a patrol car.....
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