California Highway Patrol

Yesterday i was riding my bike just to test out some things on it IE clutch shifter clutch lever and other things

well i was riding in my neighborhood not speeding or anything

i thought to my self i think i might get pulled over for riding this thing

WELL that's what happened

i look on my right hand mirror and a CHP Is on my butt

so i pull over

and he gets out and he asks my what im doing i said testing this thing out

he said well you have no helmet on ohh wait no plates on it ether

then he asks me do you have registration im like no and he said ok

ok well do you have your motorcycle license

and im like yes

so he calls in the VIN and its not on books

he said to me as another CHP pulls up WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING YOU COULD BASH YOUR HEAD IN TO ANOTHER CAR YOU IDIOT

then he asks where do you live im like right around the corner he asks the other CHP if that was true he said yep

THEN HE LET ME GO

BUT with the warning and a fine

the warning was if i ever see you on this bike again without any helmet you are going to jail and you are not ever going to see this bike again

the fine was i had to walk the bike home up hill

CHP officers are not that bad but ususal when one pulls you over just sign the ticket

 

No plate? I understand why the CHP might get bent out of shape. For all they know, you stole it.

No helmet? Welcome to the "nanny state" brother. You're not allowed to live, breathe, think or do anything that isn't government approved.

 

well i have the plates but i just did not have it on

 

You dodged a bullet there Steve, you could have lost the bike. And they are right, no helmet is asking for trouble. Chuck a few dollars for a beanie (this is the ONLY time you will hear me advocate them) and use it EXCLUSIVELY for testing the ride up and down the street.
Otherwise, I'm pleased as all heck that you got it rolling!!!
Better that then sitting in storage rotting, wouldn't you agree?

 

agreed and i just bought 2 helmets today woot

 

I agree with Sushi.

Maryland is a nanny state California wannabe. I live close to the MD-DE state line and DE has no helmet law but MD does, so DE bikers carry a helmet with them just in case they decide to ride over into MD. MD bikers ride into DE to get that "free" feeling if they want to.

 

sushi_biker said "No helmet? Welcome to the "nanny state" brother. You're not allowed to live, breathe, think or do anything that isn't government approved"

Well it doesn't say Republic of California on the state flag for nothing.

 

Anybody else out here notice that CHP has been a wee bit more visible as of late? Specifically, sitting on the side of the freeway, no doubt with a radar gun in hand?

It's all about $afety, doncha know. That and this hellacious defecit that the state is running right now...

 

Not only in California!

Massachusetts and New York State, too.
Unmarked cars.
Teams.
Aircraft.
It's all about revenue.

Check-out what happened to this NY State Trooper when he pulled-over an out-of-state Taxi for speeding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RDKyStyUn8

 

Helmet laws are stupid. Everyone should have the right to choose wether or not to wear one. FL does it right, you need to be 21 and have at least like 15k in medial insurance or somthing like that. and you dont have to wear one.

 

Sad part is 15k in in med insurance will just about get you a ride to the hospital and a band aid.

 

my uncle was in an accident and sadly he did not make it he was not wearing his helmet and he had so much brain damage that he was a vegetable but even the officer said that if he was to wear his helmet he would have be decapitated so what is it ware one or not

i fully think that you should have a helmet on even if it gives me 1% or 100% on surviving then ill take it

 

you sure wouldn't catch me without my lid but to each his own i guess
Shaun

 

I was knocked off a bike from the rear in 1988-ish at a traffic light.
The helmet saved the noggin.

 

stevetibb,
In that case it obviously wouldn't matter, but in the vast majority (IMHO) of accidents a helmet helps. A fall from as little as 6ft can cause a concussion, that is without adding speed to the equation.

My father stopped riding motorcycles about two years before I was born. He stopped because his rear tire was clipped by a car changing lanes on the HW. He slid on his back for a good ways (not sure of the exact distance). He slid to a stop, got up and ran to the side of the road. When he took his helmet off he noticed the 4" hole that was created by the asphalt.

If he hadn't been wearing a helmet I wouldn't be here.

All the gear, all the time. Period.

 

Where I come from we have had helmet laws for 40+ years.

Sorry but I agree... All the gear all the time.

I think helmet laws save lives.

 

freedom of choice, all the time.

 

there was a guy about fourty years old here in calgary about five years ago that fell off his pedel bike on a pathway while swerving to miss a jogger he hit his head on a rock and died, I don't understand why anyone would choose not to protect there head! helmet laws like seatbelt laws are in place to give people the best chance of a return trip regardless of their opinon or preferance for comfort or fashion over function or common sense. for every case where a seat belt or helmet wouldn't have mattered there are ten that would have been the differance between life or death
Shaun

 

Don't get me wrong; I'll never ride without a helmet no matter what the law is, no matter if I'm just going to the corner store for a gallon of milk, or going on an Iron Butt ride of 1000 miles. I just believe in people's inherent right to euthanize themselves.

I know a helmet might save you, but I don't believe in forcing my will on you.

 

The "nanny States" are that way for a reason. As a hurse in a busy ER and spending 2 weeks every year at the Sturgis Rally I will tell you that helmets save lives, loud piped don't.

Also, The cost to keep these lidless morons alive after they scramble their brains is a cost you and I both share. The average cost of health care for a rider that wrecks with helmet is 10 times less than that of a rider going lidless. Your chances of surviving a wreck increases by 8 fold when wearing that brain bucket. There is a considerable difference between half helmets, conventional, and full facers.

There was a story in one of the emergency medicine journels last year about rider that was hit by a pebble kicked up by a pick-up. It struck his sunglasses and shattered the lense and penetrated his eye causing blindness.

I also shake my head at these kids (and adults) that wear sneakers and shorts at 85 MPH.

I don't mean to preach but when you take those chances with your safety you are not only putting yourself in danger but you are also taking the chance that your kids will grow up without you, your wife may need to bury you, or the rest of us will have to pay for your life support through increased insurance costs or our tax dollars.

Wait a minute....Maybe I do mean to preach.

The Buff

 

Frankly, I don't care if someone leaves their family fatherless, and providerless. That's not my problem. Like I said, I support people's right to be stupid.

Where I do agree with you is that I don't enjoy my tax and insurance dollars keeping them on life support so I can see your point Buff. I guess it's like smoking- we don't nag people to stop smoking because we care about them, we do it because they drive up health care costs for everyone.

 

"All the gear, all the time. Period"



Amen to that.
Saludos desde Reynosa.
macnifico
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It's not just about protecting you or me, it's also about the almighty dollar. If a person decides not to wear a helmet and gets into an accident, the other driver's insurance will very likely have to foot the bill. It only makes sense that a helmet can not only save lives, but can also minimize injury. Insurance companies don't want to pay out anymore than they have to, ergo, helmet law.

If it were a decision that only impacted the decision maker, I would be in full support, but this is not one of those cases. Can you imagine having hit a helmetless biker and later being sued by the biker's family because the biker died or was seriously injured and had the biker been wearing a helmet the injury or death might not have occurred?

Driving is not a right in this country. You want to drive/ride, follow the rules. If the rules get changed, then I don't want to be financially responsible for the compounding injuries. *gets off soapbox*