Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
LOL - I see your point Bob!! I think I confuse many a people as I reason one way, and feel another! For example - no one is going to tell me when I pay $850 a month for my health care that I should wear a helmet when I ride... but I feel we all should wear helmets because to loose a mind is a terrible loss LOL!!
Hi guys,

I usually stay out of these chats because they so often get my dander up, and that's not why I log in to SRP. But I've long had a thought about helmetless riding (and I say this as a former and future motorcyclist). The cost of a critical head injury will so far exceed $850 a month for the rest of your life that it's not fair to force the rest of the economy to share that risk with you. And that's whether you survive it or not. To that end, here's the policy I'd like to see: You can ride helmetless if a) you are an organ donor and have a DNR order, b) you just have a DNR order, or c) you can prove that you have enough personal wealth to pay out-of-pocket for the near-term or lifetime of care you could end up needing. That could easily mean millions of dollars in escrow. None of this even considers any dependents you might have, just the cost society will feel compelled to bear because we're still not quite cold enough to stand by and watch people bleed out on the highway.

When I do get a bike again I'm going to get a personalized plate for it that says DONOR, to save the EMTs precious time looking for my wallet in the ditch. And, needless to say, I won't have a bike again until I'm single again.