Posted by High Plains Thumper on April 12, 2006, 12:08 am
Beemer Biker wrote:
> Just spotted this
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060320/OPINION/603200338/1015
>
> Another statistic...A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study
> showed that in the three years before helmet-law repeal, 9 percent of the
> 515 motorcyclists killed in Florida were not wearing a helmet. In the
> three years after the repeal, 61 percent of the 933 fatally injured
> motorcyclists were not wearing a helmet...."
>
> One can surely draw the conclusion that 91% of all motorcyclists killed in
> florida had a helmet before 2000. Looks to me that about %40 took their
> helmet off and still died anyway.
Statistics quoting does funny things, I was thinking the similar. I'd be
interested in knowing whether helmets statistically saved lives and/or
reduced injury. These type of quotes seem skewed and say little.
I believe in helmets, don't get me wrong. I just find these blind type
quoting of numbers for sensationalism odd.
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HPT
Posted by High Plains Thumper on April 12, 2006, 12:14 am
Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>>> Bimmer Guyİ wrote:
>>>
>>>> In fact, I'm rethinking whether I ought to be buying an old Beemer.
>>>> Does riding them make you stupid?
>>>
>>> No. ;-)
>>
>> .....you have to be stupid BEFORE you buy one! :)
>
> Gotta be stupid to buy any motorcycle period. Everybody knows that.
>
> Except of course scooters, which we all know can be ridden in shorts with
> no protective gear and no worry of harm because they make the operator
> look so charming.
Last summer I saw a young, good looking blonde lass in Clovis, NM riding a
scooter, with capri pants, short sleeve blouse and sandles, no helmet, only
sun glasses. She looked very charming on her scooter.
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HPT
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