Police pull bicycle helmet-wearing biker

This guy is an arse

Posted: 14/09/2012 at 15:30

Fucking knob. Honestly.

Posted: 14/09/2012 at 15:41

You boys seem love being told what to do by the plod.

Posted: 14/09/2012 at 16:40

That kind of helmet is widely used as a Motorcycle Helmet here in the United States. It is not a bicycle helmet, and it lacks the air-vents needed for a bicycle helmet.
Though it is generally acknowledged that this kind of helmet should only be used on roads with speed limits of 35MPH or less. Riding on an Interstate Highway requires a full-face helmet.
These helmets are usually worn by riders of Harley Davidson motorcycles.

Here's a photo of a Harley, for example:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q119/hotbike/IMG_2422.jpg

Posted: 14/09/2012 at 20:41

To be honest i think helmets should be voluntary. I think it is up to you if you want to be protected and shouldn't give more excuses for the police to issue fines (although fair play for the police for understanding the guys argument) now i personally will not even push my bike without a full face helmet but this is me but if someone wants to ride and risk killing themselves that should be their choice as long as they are not endangering someone else.

Posted: 15/09/2012 at 10:11

Sorry Niko. I have to disagree. Always thought Helmets should be compulsory, not only on bikes but trikes and quads also. I've also always said that equivalent legislation should apply to Cars - e.g. Seat-belts. Remember all the honking that went on when that was brought in. I drive as well as ride and I was ever unlucky enough to be involved in an incident - (unlikely but always possible), I really wouldn't want to have the unpleasant task of scraping some poor sods brain matter off my car.

Posted: 15/09/2012 at 20:28

Spot on SR63, it annoys the hell out of me how many dicks I see riding round with shorts and t-shirt everytime the sun comes out. Probably wouldn't be so bad, but you just know that they are the ones that ONLY ride when the sun comes out!
If they want to kill and mame themselves, fine, pick some other way to do it that won't put my insurance up though.

Posted: 16/09/2012 at 12:01

GAY !

Posted: 16/09/2012 at 13:43

In Alberta (Province in Canada), there was talk to have a surcharge for treatment as a result of a collision, where the operator not wearing a seat belt could have had injuries prevented by wearing a seat belt. I think that this should apply to helmets and protective apparel.

Riders here, typically those on cruisers, wear salad bowls for helmets. When they're involved in a crash, it's them that will end up having difficulties spelling Harley Davidson after they wreck with insufficient lids and gear, not me. There's only so much the government can do to protect its citizens from themselves before they just tax'em so they can fix'em later.

Posted: 16/09/2012 at 18:41

Having just bounced off the tarmac recently.... the full face helmet took most of the pounding that my face/skull would otherwise have.
Sacrifice your helmet or your face? Easy call.

Posted: 17/09/2012 at 03:00

Consider how many people would benefit from a transplant if you write yourself off through your own stupidity in not wearing gear that would help save you in an accident.
So ignore peer pressure and good advice,just wear flip flops and shorts and make someone else's dreams come true.

Posted: 17/09/2012 at 10:33

Bikers getting angry at others not wearing protective gear baffles me, what a daft bunch of hypocrites.

Everyone has an opinion on what level of risk is acceptable. In some peoples opinion a t-shirt and shorts is enough, at the other end of the scale some people have the opinion that merely riding motorbikes on a public road at all is too dangerous, with all the shades of grey between. Different people have different opinions, this is the way of life.

Take a look at all the people trying to get motorbikes banned from the roads and then ask yourself if people imposing their safety opinions on others is really the right way to go.

Posted: 17/09/2012 at 11:37

Like the old Bell sales pitch used to go - "If you have a $10 head then wear a $10 helmet" - I live in a helmet optional area and my thinking is that if you want ride without one, go right ahead and vise versa.

Posted: 17/09/2012 at 19:51

Isn't it true that bikinis are protective for female riders?...

Posted: 17/09/2012 at 20:11

Yep, you do have the freedom to choose, however when it all goes tits up, you also have to be resposible for you own actions. So don't sue the other party for your injuries that could have been reduced or avoided.
I really dont give a shit if you want to wear you speedo's when riding, or that you class a baseball cap as suitable riding gear, it's your choice.
Sitting at the lights yesterday, there's a car on my right with a teenage kid hanging out the window, with the smell of canabis wafting out behind him. The driver looked just as spaced, and were shareing the roads with them.
US roads maybe very different, but here in the UK, that standard of driving and driver attitude are shite, nobody has a minute to live and they think nothing of being 2 inches off your back wheel whilst texting at 70mph whilst rushing home to watch Eastenders.
It's up to you, but I know what gear I use.

Posted: 18/09/2012 at 06:32

bring back the 70s/80s didn't need a helmet it was up to you .
but at the end of the day. buy cheep and it costs more in the long run

Posted: 18/09/2012 at 11:08

I've recently came off a bike and I can honestly say my gear, armoured jacket gloves ect allowed to walk away unscathed. If I wasn't wearing a full face helmet I would have lost my jaw for sure!

Posted: 18/09/2012 at 12:58

Now if he had been riding a trike, he would have been OK. Personally, I ALWAYS wear a helmet whether on bike or trike, but would NEVER wear a non-approved helmet when on two wheels. He really should have known better

Posted: 18/09/2012 at 13:07

Notice how everyone calling this guy an "ass" or whatever for his choice all think about "if" he had an accident. An accident by its very definition is unintended. I assume that if the government mandated that every side of a road that uses even numbers on its address must have a protective barrier separating the road from the pavement they'd be calling anyone who chose to travel on the side with odd numbers an idiot and spout obvious things like "if" he was in an accident he'd be way more injured than if he'd of travelled on the other side of the road"... Live your own life how you want, don't intentionally harm someone and don't sacrifice your own personal choices in the name of cotton wall wrapping. If someone knocked me off my bike through their negligence and the result included my brain matter being smeared over their car, I'd be happy that they might learn an important lesson in why we have to work to obtain a license to use the road.

Posted: 18/09/2012 at 14:11

at the end of the day...Dont impose your opinion on others.
If you dont agree thats ok there are plenty of other choices.

Posted: 18/09/2012 at 16:02

Helmets of a certain standard are the law to protect idiots like this bloke from themselves.

Personally can't understand the 'I shouldn't have to wear a helmet/seat belt if I don't want to' brigade.

Posted: 18/09/2012 at 16:45

and no doubt you would be happy to pay all of your own going medical bills / care home bills for the rest of your life when you have brain damage.....

Posted: 18/09/2012 at 16:51

I was forced off the bike at about 70mph by a car driver pulling out a few years ago... I didn't hit anything solid so was OK apart from bruising thanks to the kit I was wearing..

If i'd had no lid on that day I would be DEAD now... no question!

It's all very well saying personal choice but if you are killed then also this will affect the people who find your dead body, possibly for the rest of their lives.. fault or not. Helmet legislation is correct..

This bloke is an idiot.. would he ride with a condom on his head cos the packet says 'protection'??

Posted: 19/09/2012 at 09:44

Its not only you that will pay, emotionally, physically or financially, if you are injured or killed. Think about the people around you. Firstly, family and friends who have to live with your death or life altering injury if you aren't lucky enough to escape without getting seriously banged up. Secondly, the people who witness the accident, some things can never be forgotten. Thirdly, the medical staff that have to try and save you or patch you up, whether it be short-term or for the rest of your life.
I was unfortunate enough to be hit by a drunk driver and although I was wearing my gear I suffered a broken back as I was thrown into the oncoming traffic. Without my gear I would not be here and it took nearly 3 years to get me back on my feet, literally. Better safe than sorry.

Posted: 20/09/2012 at 16:52

Most bikers are full of shit with double standards. What's the point in saying the guy is a knob for not wearing a full face lid when he probably only does 30/40 mph as when the rest of the so called normal/tidy bikers where full face then blast around at what ever speed they like. I think car drivers should concern us bikers more than what another biker is wearing. Let the guy wear what he wants and you wear what you want. It would be better if the cops weren't so concerned with making a few quid for the government and chased muggers and such like. No matter what country you are in it's all about making ££££ from the motorist.

Posted: 21/09/2012 at 11:46