Annual Ohio Motorcycle Rant

[mizarchivist]

I swear to god. Every time I see someone without a helmet on- or even better, no helmet, no shirt, shorts, sneakers (and probably no ear plugs, so quickly going deaf on top of it all)-- cruising down any road, but particularly doing 70 on the highway- I feel physically ill. I'm looking at all these people who will more than likely DIE because they're not willing to take the precautions when they get on a bike. I know it's 90 degrees and humid. Don't care. skin & bones + speed + pavement.  I am not going to draw a picture because then I really would barf.  (This means the rest of you shouldn't draw in my space on this, too). 

Comments

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

it's werid how in the universe of motorcycle culture, sqiuds wear helmets alot, but little else in the way of safety gear.

I see similar stuff going on with bicyclists a lot -- a cyclist might be going the wrong way up a one-way street, weaving in and out of traffic, blowing through a red light, but damned if they aren't safe 'cause they're wearing a HELMET.

Drives the folks on the massbike list crazy. It seems like so much effort has been spent on persuading people to wear helmets (either on motorcycles or bicycles) that some of the even more important stuff, like "obey the rules of the road" and "remember to wear other protective gear" has gotten completely left behind.