I'm going against my best judgement and starting this thread. Since I have a feeling what asking this is going to start. But here goes anyway:
Does anybody actually use their helmets in New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut? I was amazed by how many folks truly choose the freedom of not using a helmet when on their bikes. I just spent a week in New Hampshire & Maine. I expected to see a lot of folks without them. But I was really surprised how many didn't use their helmet. I watched many, many motorcycles/ trikes/ spiders riding thought out the week. My guess is many hundreds to a thousand or more. But in my best estimate. Probably 90% of the machines a had seen last week had folks riding without helmets. I truly never expected it to be quite so high.
The Kangamangus/ Conway area was absolutely insane with almost zero helmets anywhere. But basically wasn't much different anywhere I went. I think the closer you get to bordering states with helmet laws, the more helmets that I did see. But once I crossed out of Mass on the way home into Conn., it was like it again. I just never would have thought the amount of folks not wearing helmets would be so much higher than folks with helmets. I found it very interesting.
Now I do not judge folks and truly believe that helmet usage should be the individuals choice. And although I'm sure this will probably turn into the usual debate both pro and con as to that right vs what folks feel is stupidity. I just felt compelled to start this thread. More becuase of the extreme off set towards the non helmet crowd over the helmeted folks.
Does anybody actually use their helmets in New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut? I was amazed by how many folks truly choose the freedom of not using a helmet when on their bikes. I just spent a week in New Hampshire & Maine. I expected to see a lot of folks without them. But I was really surprised how many didn't use their helmet. I watched many, many motorcycles/ trikes/ spiders riding thought out the week. My guess is many hundreds to a thousand or more. But in my best estimate. Probably 90% of the machines a had seen last week had folks riding without helmets. I truly never expected it to be quite so high.
The Kangamangus/ Conway area was absolutely insane with almost zero helmets anywhere. But basically wasn't much different anywhere I went. I think the closer you get to bordering states with helmet laws, the more helmets that I did see. But once I crossed out of Mass on the way home into Conn., it was like it again. I just never would have thought the amount of folks not wearing helmets would be so much higher than folks with helmets. I found it very interesting.
Now I do not judge folks and truly believe that helmet usage should be the individuals choice. And although I'm sure this will probably turn into the usual debate both pro and con as to that right vs what folks feel is stupidity. I just felt compelled to start this thread. More becuase of the extreme off set towards the non helmet crowd over the helmeted folks.