World of Suck

So if I recall correctly, the woman who was the poster-child for anti-helmet laws in Florida was dead within weeks after the repeal was passed. Yeah you guessed it - from a motorcycle accident and not wearing a helmet. It's also true that in the last 3 years that motorcycle fatalities in florida have gone up 81% from the previous 3 years.

That alone speaks volumes, 3 years is no trend.... even though the morons who are still trying to defend their "rights" (probably the same people who think suicide should be illegal) on the basis that road conditions and driver compenency weren't evaluated. I don't suppose explaining to these people that situational conditions that caused the event doesn't matter - once you go down, for whatever reason, either you have a helmet on ... or you don't.

Well honestly, it's no big deal to anyone if you choose to mush your head on the road... so long as it's a complete fatality. It's the medical cost that's the big issue. In the past 30 months the cost has gone from $21 to $44 million. And that money is not paid up front by the people campaining for their "rights". For years safety rights advocates have fought the losing battle that the "right" to be stupid does not outweigh the overall burden on society.

My recommendation is - you choose not to wear a helmet, you've just chosen not to have any medical assistance in a crash unless you can pay for it all up front. I don't want my medical premiums being jacked for your stupidity, and you know no one will openly admit they ride without a helmet if it would actually cost them out of pocket. Stupid is as stupid does, and the rest of us should be able to laugh at it and walk away without digging into our pockets to support it.