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Hate to be stereotypical, but most cruiser riders do not wear helmets. And Most other type riders(Adventure bikes, dirt bikes, sport bikes,etc.) Do wear helmets.
If a cruiser dude does wear a helmet it's usually the least protective helmet(Half helmet)
I ride both. My motto is "You do you" I don't care and force it upon others. They know the risk. We all take a risk just riding a bike. And everyone always has to remind us how motorcycles are dangerous.(That's so annoying)
anyway. Helmet wearing has become politicized. I learned from being on various moto forums.
People feel that helmet laws infringe on their freedom. That it is the beginning of government telling you what to do on a personal level. At what point does the government stop telling you what to do....
Kind of the whole corona virus situation going on right now. With people protesting and politicizing a disease.
Funny fact, during the whole sturgis even, you will find a bunch of abandoned helmets on the "Welcome to Nebraska" state sign to show their disdain of helmets after they leave.
I wrote a lot but there's finally a motorcycle related topic on city data. And it's basically my life.
P.S. I wear my full face helmet on both my naked sport bike and on my Harley.
I agree that this type of thing (freedom vs authoritarianism) is highly politicized, and yes that also applies to the covid thing.
But IL and CT are not known as being libertarian states, and they don't require helmets.
I ride both. My motto is "You do you" I don't care and force it upon others. They know the risk. We all take a risk just riding a bike. And everyone always has to remind us how motorcycles are dangerous.(That's so annoying)
What about the people that have to pay higher insurance premiums because areas without helmet requirements are considered higher risk? If I as an automobile driver have to pay higher insurance because more bikers are not wearing helmets, then that's not really fair to me.
Someone has to pay actual cash for the risk that bikers take and that shouldn't come from non-bike drivers.
What about the people that have to pay higher insurance premiums because areas without helmet requirements are considered higher risk? If I as an automobile driver have to pay higher insurance because more bikers are not wearing helmets, then that's not really fair to me.
Someone has to pay actual cash for the risk that bikers take and that shouldn't come from non-bike drivers.
I don't think there are enough of these people to make a difference. Also, if someone crashes and dies instantly, there would not be any money spent on their care.
That is quite surprising. MO is considered to be one of the most libertarian states in the country, while IL is not.
So would you say that Harley riders tend to not wear them, while sport bike riders tend to wear them?
It has nothing to do with how liberal a state is. It has to do with how many motorcycle clubs there are in the state and how hard they lobby to get privileges, like not wearing helmets.
It's the same for bicycle groups, that lobby for laws that defy common sense, such as the rights of bicycle riders to run stop signs.
If you are organized and willing to spend enough money, you can get any laws you want, no matter how dumb they are.
It has nothing to do with how liberal a state is. It has to do with how many motorcycle clubs there are in the state and how hard they lobby to get privileges, like not wearing helmets.
It's the same for bicycle groups, that lobby for laws that defy common sense, such as the rights of bicycle riders to run stop signs.
If you are organized and willing to spend enough money, you can get any laws you want, no matter how dumb they are.
Interesting. I'm sure a lot of those Southern states and Nevada have a high concentration of bikers, though.
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