Insane is right!!!
I'm an all the gear all the time guy. I'm not a fan of the government legislating common sense, but I think that if you're stupid enough to ride without gear, you get what you deserve....
+1
Unfortunately if it were me who was in the accident, be someone elses fault or not, and they died, due to no helmet/gear, I'd feel like absolute shit and no doubt id be a mess emotionally. Even if I didnt know them.
Wearing gear is actually a selfless act, you are not only saving your own skin, but the emotional state of more importantly your family, friends, riding buddies and even the random 3rd person who was involved in the dingle.
But perhaps this is another thread completey. Already no doubt covered elsewhere.
"Cool"? "Tough"? I'll take "stupid"!