Re: Is it a Fetish ?
- From: "Bill Walker" <bill.walker2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:49:06 GMT
"Bill Walker" <bill.walker2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Here we go again.. The issues surrounding motorcycle helmets are being
> argued on usenet, again.. Seem that some ABATE guy has published an
> article with speculation about the death of a noted motorcycle enthusiast,
> Pete Conrad.. For those who aren't familiar.. Pete Conrad was one of
> America's Astronauts.. The article speculated about the possibility that
> he may have been the victim of temporary incapacitation due to oxygen
> deprivation caused by his full face helmet.. One thing that is for sure ..
> he was killed by the injuries he sustained in the motorcycle wreck.. What
> caused the wreck is strictly speculation .. Only Pete Conrad knows for
> sure, and he's not talking..
>
> I am surely not a scientist, engineer or expert and seriously doubt that
> many of the speculators can assure us that they are.. Advocates for the
> helmet laws around the country are quickly involved in condemning the
> author of the article, as well as the motorcycle advocacy group he belongs
> to.. While these critics of ABATE claim their opposition to the group is
> based on the helmet legislation, that ABATE is opposed to..Which
> motorcycle advocacy organization do they belong to ? I am not aware of
> any genuine motorcycle advocacy group that embraces a helmet law..
>
> While none of us are experts as to whether certain types of helmets may or
> may not be more dangerous or safer than others.. we are all knowledgeable
> about our own comfort and confidence level when riding.. There is no
> motorcycle advocacy group that is soliciting anyone, anywhere to ban the
> use of motorcycle helmets.. When you cut through all the
> scientific/unscientific arguments.. the core of the issue is that there
> are arguments on both sides .. and the motorcycle advocate groups are
> opposed to legislating the issue.. with imposition of helmets on everybody
> who rides a motorcycle.. A biker who is forced by legislation to wear any
> kind of gear that he is uncomfortable with isn't safer for him.. Even if
> that discomfort is only a figment of his imagination, he will not be a
> safer rider if he is wearing something that makes him uncomfortable..
> There is no science involved in that opinion.. I've worn all styles and
> designs of helmets.. a full faced helmet might be the most dangerous of
> all headgear that I could wear.. for my own personal reasons.. I did wear
> an open faced helmet, back in the days of our enforced helmet legislation
> in Texas.. I also wear that type of helmet in states with rigid helmet
> laws.. like California ..
>
> This helmet issue has become a fetish with some.. Motorcycle advocacy
> groups like ABATE and TMRA 2 have become targets to criticize by those
> helmet fetish people who are so obsessed with their beloved helmets..
> ABATE and TMRA 2 address issues which have nothing to do with helmets..
> Issues which affect each biker when he is on the road.. Some of those
> issues actually address the general public's interests as well.. The
> helmet issues have become such a fetish, the critics would diminish or try
> to persuade themselves and others .. that the advocacy groups are somehow
> tainted or corrupt.. Nothing could be furthur from the truth .. Scientific
> and statistical arguments aside, any restrictive law is contrary to
> someone's freedom and liberty.. If you enjoy your helmet fetish, by all
> means.. indulge in it. Whatever your reasoning might be, wear that
> helmet.. The ones who do not share that fetish should not be forced by
> legislation .. to indulge in it, with you.. Regards
>
> Bill Walker
> Irving
>
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