The popo might as well ping helmet less and helmet clad cyclists too - for educational purposes, to be sure.
The popo might as well ping helmet less and helmet clad cyclists too - for educational purposes, to be sure.
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending to much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
"Motorcycling is not inherently dangerous. It is, however, EXTREMELY unforgiving of inattention, ignorance, incompetence and stupidity!" - Anonymous
"Live to Ride, Ride to Live"
When I'm in a queue just that thought occurs to me.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
no it's like seat belts, cunts that don't wear them cost society more as it's a proven fact that they save lives, yip, there's been the odd person killed by a seat belt but overall the stats say they save.
they made up the stats for m/c rego via the so called costs of accidents and what it cost per accident etc.
so can you explain how if there's a few more head injury cases which are expensive and can put the average cost up compared to a stubbed toe how this doesn't translate through?
It's also a proven fact that if no-one drove then no-one could die in a driving accident.
It's also a proven fact that if no-one climbed Everest then no-one would die on the mountain.
Does this mean that we should outlaw driving or mountain climbing? Of course, not. What ACC is supposed to do is provide a system that enables all of us to partake in the activities that sustain life and those that give our lives meaning.
For some that means riding a motorcycle or climbing a mountain. For some not being constrained by a seat belt or feeling the wind in their hair does it for them.
Who are you or I to tell someone that they must remove some of the joy from their lives just because it hits us a tiny bit more in the back pocket? How would you feel if TPTB decide that motorcycling is just not a necessary part of life?
So we have to pay a tiny bit more so that someone else can have a life of meaning. As far as I'm concerned it's money well spent. After all the rest of the country is doing that for us.
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending to much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
"Motorcycling is not inherently dangerous. It is, however, EXTREMELY unforgiving of inattention, ignorance, incompetence and stupidity!" - Anonymous
"Live to Ride, Ride to Live"
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending to much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
"Motorcycling is not inherently dangerous. It is, however, EXTREMELY unforgiving of inattention, ignorance, incompetence and stupidity!" - Anonymous
"Live to Ride, Ride to Live"
Science Is But An Organized System Of Ignorance"Pornography: The thing with billions of views that nobody watches" - WhiteManBehindADesk
Cassina, I suspect you have been sent from a galaxy far, far, away. You do not understand human nature. Here is the lesson. A new Corolla costs around $20k. A new RS6 costs around $220k. Is the RS6 $200k safer? No you Muppet, the RS6 owner thinks it's $200k cooler than the Corolla. Same with helmets.
Fuck me sideways.
Science Is But An Organized System Of Ignorance"Pornography: The thing with billions of views that nobody watches" - WhiteManBehindADesk
No you don't get it. Is the Corolla unsafe? No Muppet. It has the same safety rating by the same test organisation as the RS6. Concentrate.
Why isn't there a button on my keyboard that electrocutes people that are a liability to the rest of us.
Lets make it simple for the simple. How much did you pay for your bike? I bet the average person bought their bike because in their mind it was cool. I also bet there is a substantially cheaper bike on the market that will do exactly the same job. Poser value? Maybe, maybe not. I like cool stuff. I'm in a position in my life where I can afford cool stuff.
If you honestly believe a $900 helmet is 3 times better/safer than a $300 helmet, then I can't save you from yourself.
The link in the first post has this picture in the news article.
I don't think Arai or Shoei make those sort of helmets which I can only imagine would give little protection in a road accident, perhaps they would offer some resistance in a industrial hard hat dropped from above object type thing or if you were to head butt a lamp post.
Since the thread seems to have derailed quickly, when I was looking for a new off road helmet with a visor it came down to the Arai XD3, Arai have had a good name for a long time so you pay for the extra technology.
It seems I had a $470 dollar head because that is what a brand new XD3 cost from the USA to my door, if I had purchased the same helmet locally it seems my head would have increased in value to $799 so all things are not equal even when it comes to safety.
Even helmets are targeted by the unscrupulous in the name of profit it seems...
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