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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/25/2008 9:09:05 AM

Lrn2Go

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ORIGINAL: cbr1000rrick

When I put my bike in the ditch a couple years ago, I went sliding down the ditch face down. While watching grass, dirt and rocks going by my face' I thought to myself "this is kinda cool". If I wasn't wearing a helmet (along with my leathers), I don't feel I would have the same impression of the incident.

Hahaha, awesome. A friend of mine did the same thing sliding helmet-face down along a sidewalk. hahaha

As for the Rommate (who I'm sure by now takes it personally and will disagree no matter what logic we use...) I offer the following links to continue to support helmets...

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809908.PDF

http://www.saferoads.org/issues/fs-HelmetRepealGraph.pdf

http://www.saferoads.org/issues/fs-helmets.htm

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/Rulemaking/Articles/Associated%20Files/03%20Motorcycle%20Helmet%20Use.pdf

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/traffic_safety/mcyhelmetfacts.html

http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1589_1711_4587-13677--,00.html

Etc, Etc, Etc. I'll toss out more if that would help any.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, even when facts stare them in the face. Anybody can find anything they want to "back up" whatever they want to say, so it just goes in a loop. Sometimes, like in this case, one side just has a lot more evidence on it's side. I think seatbelts GENERALLY save lives, but there's always exceptions. Same with Helmets. I think they save lives and needless pain (I've been hit AT A STOP LIGHT in the head by a rock hard enough to move my head that was thrown up from a passing car), but I'm sure there's been an exception there too. Like that other guy a few posts back said about his gloves ripping at his skin after they'd worn down on the pavement some. They hurt him a little, but he'd been much worse off without it.

And... on that note! Here's another great idea!

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/27/2008 1:02:31 PM

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id prefer my helmet to look like those messed up ones as opposed to my head looking like that... WEAR A HELMET

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/27/2008 11:11:20 PM

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I can't believe this topic is even being debated...but then again, people used to think putting mercury in hats was a good thing, hiding under a desk in a nuclear blast was a good thing, randomly killing people suspected of witchcraft was a good thing...

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/28/2008 5:10:22 AM

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First off let me say i wear my jock strap all the time and dont plan to change. My roomate argues though that he read a statistic that says jock straps cause more harm in hits over 20 mph then they do good. Can any one show me any information to support that? Wow, lets see how long we can keep this rediculus topic going-

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/28/2008 10:45:19 AM

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One more vote for the friend is an idiot theory. What would you expect though. He rides a Kawasaki.

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/28/2008 6:38:50 PM

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SIMPLE FACT OF LIFE: If a person feels a certain way about something (I.E. opposed to helmets) they will ignore the massive amount of data and evidence that contradict them and not only believe, but use for argument any single unsupported claim generated by unreputable sources that agrees with their opinion. He probably did read that somewhere...I also read today that horny school girls want to have sex with me right now. The drawback of the information age is that it came in a package deal with the misinformation age. Most of us are smart enough to see through the BS...your roomate isn't.

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/31/2008 5:17:32 AM

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i love lamp.

and helmets

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/31/2008 9:29:45 AM

1999cbr600f4

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I just got a new helmet cause I love helmets so much!....wow...random movie quote, "I bet she gives great helmet!"

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/31/2008 9:43:47 AM

Gville George

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^space balls!?!?!?

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 1/31/2008 3:38:59 PM

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Word!!!

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 2/1/2008 11:19:56 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: shoortbuss

SIMPLE FACT OF LIFE: If a person feels a certain way about something (I.E. opposed to helmets) they will ignore the massive amount of data and evidence that contradict them and not only believe, but use for argument any single unsupported claim generated by unreputable sources that agrees with their opinion. He probably did read that somewhere...I also read today that horny school girls want to have sex with me right now. The drawback of the information age is that it came in a package deal with the misinformation age. Most of us are smart enough to see through the BS...your roomate isn't.

Does he believe in creationism too?

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 2/3/2008 4:01:41 PM

TBFGhost

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Myth 10: It's Better to Stay in Your Lane than Split Lanes

In most parts of the world, motorcycles split lanes all the time, everywhere traffic is heavy. Here in the U.S., people often act as if lane-splitting is insane. But when someone actually studied it in the only place in the U.S. where it's legal (California), they discovered it's actually slightly safer than staying in the lane in heavy, slow-moving traffic. Still many motorcyclists berate others who do it, when they should in fact be endorsing it.

I would love to see this "study". I am not saying it is or isn't safer, but I would like to see the cold hard facts....maybe if it is true you can use that to try and get lane splitting legal in other states.

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 2/3/2008 4:17:50 PM

Nauree

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quote:

ORIGINAL: klutch_r

quote:

ORIGINAL: shoortbuss

SIMPLE FACT OF LIFE: If a person feels a certain way about something (I.E. opposed to helmets) they will ignore the massive amount of data and evidence that contradict them and not only believe, but use for argument any single unsupported claim generated by unreputable sources that agrees with their opinion. He probably did read that somewhere...I also read today that horny school girls want to have sex with me right now. The drawback of the information age is that it came in a package deal with the misinformation age. Most of us are smart enough to see through the BS...your roomate isn't.

Does he believe in creationism too?

I'd like to point out that evolution is still JUST a theory.

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 2/3/2008 9:32:31 PM

SpecR

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A theory backed by a huge amount of circumstancial evidence, of course.

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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate - 2/4/2008 1:29:52 AM

Blue Fox

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ORIGINAL: klutch_r

Does he believe in creationism too?

Let's not bring religious beliefs into this or we'll end up with another monkey s**t fight that turns this thread into nothing.

Oh, buy the way, YOUR ROOMMATE IS STILL RETARDED!

< Message edited by Blue Fox -- 2/4/2008 1:34:12 AM >

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