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Originally Posted by sozo
Hey Desmo,
I couldn't see who the sponsor of these ads was. I'd like additional info if you have it. We went to a m/c rally recently and at my guesstimate only 3-5% of the Harley and cruiser guys wore helmets. ABATE had a booth with a big banner that shouted "HELMET FREE THANKS TO ABATE" I wanted to tell them that they were contributing to the deaths of their membership, but I figured I would just get a cussing so I just left. As it were , to quote Sean Connery in The Last Crusade, we were "pilgrims in an unholy land".
I do see pictures of people with helmets on their various state websites, but their main goal remains the repeal of all helmet laws nationwide. While I don't believe its government's job to protect us from ourselves, I do believe we should absolutely promote the voluntary use of at least a DOT-approved helmet. Apparently, ABATE gets all their money from the "wind in your hair.. bugs in your teeth" crowd.
JP
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ABATE are a bunch of retards. I got into an argument with a few of them at a booth at bike week. I asked if they were doing anything to help legalize lanesplitting in VA and the woman looked at me like I had three heads.... "Lanesplitting is dangerous"... I said "And riding a motorcycle without a helmet isn't?" Her reply? "No, it isn't dangerous. Why would anyone want to lanesplit?" We went back and forth for awhile. I got frustrated and walked away.
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