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[Twolanerider]

Yeah, 'er 'uh, Twolane,
  Send me some of that chit you're smokin"!  [smiley=confused5.gif] Later--HUBBARD

Hub, you guys have Senator Byrd.  You don't need any other handicaps....    [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[ccr]

If you live in Virginia, you can help to protect all of us from the laws about helmets, muffler noise, and laws in regards to mopeds not to get mixed up with motorcycles by participating in the Virginia Motorcycle Lobby Day

                          January 15 - 16, 2006

Flex your political muscle! Come to Richmond and be heard at the State Legislature.

On Sunday, January 15 from 12:00 to 5:00 pm, VCOM lobbyists will lead an information meeting at the Comfort Inn to discuss legislation affecting motorcyclists, and how to take your case to your legislators.

We leave the Comfort Inn at 8:00 am sharp on Monday, January 16 for our annual trip to the Capitol. After lobbying our legislators, we will attend the opening of the House of Delegates daily session, and be recognized from the floor.

Lunch will be provided by The Law Offices of Tom McGrath after we leave the Capitol.

Host Hotel: Comfort Inn and Conference Center
3200 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA

[HUBBARD]

Hub, you guys have Senator Byrd.  You don't need any other handicaps....    [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

Yeah, 'er 'uh, Twolane,
  I was having a great day, too!  Now, you have reminded me of the tyrannies this sorry excuse for a human, has committed against the working class!   Somebody is going to catch hell tonight!  Later--HUBBARD

[Godeater]

Ok, perhaps I am tilting at windmills, but here goes.  We all know there are inherent risks to everything we do.  There is no absence of risk! Those of us who choose riding a motorcycle have accepted a certain level of risk.  Those who ride without a helmet accept a higher level of risk than those who wear one.  But here is where I have a problem.  The states, county’s and municipalities increase our risk by leaving sand and gravel on the road.   This is a risk being imposed by the same government I pay taxes to so that our roads are maintained in a safe condition.  The only way I can mitigate this risk is to stop riding.  Thus, I submit we do not need a national helmet law; what we do need is National Safe Road Legislation.  States, counties and municipalities need to be held accountable by the federal government for maintenance of the roadways to standards commensurate with safe motorcycle operation or lose federal funding for road projects.  To me this makes more sense than helmet laws.

Might want to read up on helmets before you go off thinking they are going to do anything good for you.  http://usff.com/hlstatutes/50statehls.html
I would like to here what you think after you all read some of the evidence that maybe the odds are the other way around when you are wearing a helmet.  4 of the states with the lowest fatality rates by % are the ones without a helmet requirment.

[displacing air]

That was some good reading godeater...

Thanks for the input.

[MYCVO]

Here they go again.

http://www.amadirectlink.com/index.asp?ad=/news/helmet_law.asp

 [smiley=furious2.gif]

Why the hell dont I just put a seat belt on my bike too?
These guys just piss me off!

[Screamin]

Why the hell dont I just put a seat belt on my bike too?
These guys just piss me off!

I used to think they did this kinda crap just to see who's paying attention. Now I think they're just a bunch of A$$holes that get way to caught up in their own perceived self importance.

[Twolanerider]

Why the hell dont I just put a seat belt on my bike too?
These guys just piss me off!

Funny story.  A state legislator here named Marvin Singleton (also a doctor) adamently opposed the annual attempts to change the state's mandatory helmet statute.  A few years ago it looked like there was a chance the change might actually pass and the helmet requiement would be lessened or eliminated.  Using his seniority position in the Senate Marvin placed a amendment on the bill that said, basically, "ok, you dont' have to wear a helmet; but if you don't wear a helmet you have to wear a seatbelt."

Don't dismiss the guy for being a crank who doesn't understand that the least thing we want is a seat belt that doesn't allow us to separate from the bike should the bike lay down.  He completely understood both that riders wouldn't accept it and that passage would mean the state was a laughing stock.  In other words he found a new way to kill the bill.  And it worked.  Whether you agree with his opinion or not his tactics were spot on.