05-15-2015, 03:45 AM
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Originally posted by kalakoa
The chances of significant injury going 10 - 20 mph in town with hardly any cross traffic are minimal.
Regulations (especially traffic) aren't about personal judgement.
Obviously they can't be. But that's where's the cops discretion should kick in. If the issue is safety then cite me for driving unsafely, which in this situation would be hard to prove.
The rub is that the true purpose of my citation was to collect revenue for the state in as easy a way as possible. Fair enough. I call tickets "road tax" for that reason. But it's the pretending that it's about safety when it so obviously is not that is disgustingly disingenuous.
you can ride a motorcycle wo a helmet
Then do so. Please.
Testy are we. Actually I do wear a helmet when necessary ie. At significant speed or in traffic. If I'm taking the ol scooter down to the warm pond for an evening soak at a leisurely pace I don't. The state is not able to write laws for each situation, that's why we still have a brain.
Btw I've been in a near fatal motorcycle accident where a minivan hit me at 60 mph. I'm well aware of the value of safety gear WHEN NEEDED.