CT doesnt even have eye protection laws, i see riders riding bare eyes all the time. I personally got hit with a giant bug on my sun glasses twice at 80mph there. Think of the carnage.
Helmet laws dont just protect you. Do you really think anyone actually wants to deal with a head trauma victim? or scrape your body of the floor?
One of the biggest things i hate, is squids wearing full helmets on their foreheads. Your better of wearing a half helmet in that situation. atleast its actually attatched to something.
I think CT and other helmet optional states require "eye protection" of some sort, I could be wrong, but all the helmet optional states I've been in require eye protection. I think
just don't enforce it.
Of course no one wants to scrape anyone off the street, but it doesn't mean require helmets. The same don't want to scrape people off the street argument can be used for to ban motorcycling and require cars. It comes down to what you see as acceptable I guess.
+1 I can't stand that. wtf just wear a skid lid with at least the strap under your chin. I've often played out what we happen in different crash scenarios , none of it seems pretty.
Libertarian at all?
Either way I agree. With all the things you can't help, best to put the odds in your favor where you can.
Remember that some people call them 'donorcycles'.
Libertarian? no, but you have to admit we do lack some personal freedoms and responsibilities the way things are. I don't mean motorcycle specific.
I say let people choose, I'll be riding by with my full face on.
