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nomad dan
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1276 Posts
Denver, Colorado
USA
Kawasaki
06 Vulcan Nomad 1600
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 Posted - 04/26/2007 : 6:24 PM
 
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Poll Question:
How often do you wear your helmet when you ride? The Truth
Let’s make this for the last year in case your habits have changed.
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| 100% of the time. I never ride with out it, not even once. |
[74%] |
69 votes |
| 90. I almost always do. |
[19%] |
18 votes |
| 70%. Most of the time I do. |
[1%] |
1 votes |
| 50% It just depends on the day or the ride. |
[1%] |
1 votes |
| 30% Sometimes I do, but not usually. |
[2%] |
2 votes |
| 10% or less. It's just not my thing. |
[1%] |
1 votes |
| 100% But it is because I live in a helmet law state and I have to, otherwise it would be less. |
[1%] |
1 votes |
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Poll Status:
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Total Votes: 93 counted »» |
Last Vote:
05/26/2007 6:38 PM |
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Jerry Godell
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441 Posts
Kansas City, kansas
USA
Harley-Davidson
FXD SuperGlide
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Posted - 04/26/2007 : 7:31 PM
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My vote was 100%.
I live in an helmet optional state.
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Thom Thumb
Advanced Member
1594 Posts
[Mentor]
Jordan, MN
USA
Harley-Davidson
Sportster XL883
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Posted - 04/26/2007 : 8:22 PM
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On one occasion about 5 years ago I tried riding without my helmet. I was on a dirt road in the middle of an Iowa corn field, with absolutely no traffic around. But the wind on my eyes was so uncomfortable that I put the helmet back on after perhaps 10 minutes.
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seattlenighthawkrider
Junior Member
59 Posts
seattle, wa
USA
Honda
86 VF500 Interceptor
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Posted - 04/26/2007 : 11:27 PM
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I wear mine even testing my bike down the block and back after adjustments...it's those moments where we say we're just gonna go around the block, no need for a helmet....that could preclude the violent trauma of a head injury.
100% for me
ATGATT, a block...one house down...down the hill to the mailbox....just to the corner store...across town on a slow sunday...doesn't matter when, where, or how far. Stupid people are everwhere, obstacles and dangers are everywhere,they REALLY don't see you, and yes they ALL ARE out to get you!!! |
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warhog78
Junior Member
78 Posts
Kenosha, Wisconsin
USA
Harley-Davidson
2006 XL1200C
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 12:24 AM
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| Even if I'm only going 5 blocks down the road for gas; helmet, jacket, gloves, kevlar jeans, and boots... NO EXCEPTIONS, EVER. |
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SteveS
Advanced Member
1208 Posts
[Mentor]
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Harley-Davidson
2018 Tri-Gliide
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 8:31 AM
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It's the law here in Ontario. And like some others even just down the driveway or when I travel in a "helmet's optional" state I wear mine 100% of the time.
Not always true of chaps or leather pants, but always leather jacket, helmet, gloves, boots, jeans. |
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jollyroger
Advanced Member
2157 Posts
[Mentor]
St. Charles, MO
USA
Harley-Davidson
Springer Classic
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 8:46 AM
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Originally posted by fxstSteve
Not always true of chaps or leather pants, but always leather jacket, helmet, gloves, boots, jeans.
Me, too.
I started a habit when I first started riding, to hang my helmet over the brake pedal when it's parked. It's never gone anywhere else--not on a shelf, the seat, anywhere--just seems odd if it weren't there, so it'd be tough to use the brake with my helmet hanging over it..  |
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Baggsy
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727 Posts
[Mentor]
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Suzuki
09 Wee
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:05 AM
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100%.
I've had three concussions while playing sports (rugby, football, hockey).
I was wearing a helmet for the football and hockey.
I don't need my brain shaken up any more. 
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bchecket
Junior Member
63 Posts
Stallings, NC
USA
Triumph
Bonneville T100
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 4:16 PM
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| ATGATT...no exceptions for this newbie. And that even includes boots instead of sneakers for the odd trip to the gas station (1/3 mi.) and grocery store (1/4 mi.) |
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WarHawk
Advanced Member
1796 Posts
Baytown, Texas
USA
Yamaha
'07 V-Star Custom
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 5:11 PM
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99.98%
There was that one time I rode from the gas pump to the staging area at the gas station..it was like 30 feet away
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nomad dan
Advanced Member
1276 Posts
Denver, Colorado
USA
Kawasaki
06 Vulcan Nomad 1600
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 8:31 PM
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So far I'm surprised, like most people I over estimate how many people are like me. Humans generally tend to think that they are in the majority, even when they are not.
I had assumed that by putting in the 100% that you had to do it every time, not miss even once in the past year, would wash a lot of people out who almost always ride with one, but still call it all of the time.
If people are being honest with their replies, and I have no reason to doubt it, then there are a lot more people who ride with one 100% of the time than I would have guessed.
Like most things, being 95% is sooo much easier than 100%.
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twc
Advanced Member
836 Posts
[Mentor]
Fort Collins, CO
USA
Harley-Davidson
Electra Glide Ultra
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 8:44 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by nomad dan
...there are a lot more people who ride with one 100% of the time than I would have guessed.
It's heartening, but the mathematician in me just pointed out that this is a self-selected population that's not necessarily representative of the general motorcycling population.
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River
Advanced Member
506 Posts
[Mentor]
Chippewa Falls, WI
USA
Kawasaki
Concours
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 9:55 PM
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I think that with a motorcycle it is easier to get into a habit that includes the safety gear- especially if you do your once-over check (tire pressure & so on). I check my tires, lights and put on my gear, even if I don't do anything else- so for me, at least, its just part of the routine.
I'd feel nekked (not the good way) w/o a helmet, and after getting pummeled by bugs & pebbles at highway speeds I don't even WANT to ride w/o one.
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nomad dan
Advanced Member
1276 Posts
Denver, Colorado
USA
Kawasaki
06 Vulcan Nomad 1600
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:36 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by twc
quote:
Originally posted by nomad dan
...there are a lot more people who ride with one 100% of the time than I would have guessed.
It's heartening, but the mathematician in me just pointed out that this is a self-selected population that's not necessarily representative of the general motorcycling population.
Yup, I realize that this group is more safety conscious than a cross section of the motorcycling public would be. Otherwise we would be watching clips of stoppies etc on the net, not reading this
But even for our self-selected group, I thought that 90-99% would be a larger group than would be the I don’t go without it even once in the past year group.
There are only four others like me at this point in the voting. I thought that even in this group there would be many more.
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shadowrider
Advanced Member
602 Posts
[Mentor]
Phoenix, Arizona
USA
Harley-Davidson
FLT Tour Glide
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Posted - 05/03/2007 : 8:44 AM
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| Even though it's not a requirement in AZ, traffic is crazy around Phoenix...I'd be crazy not to wear it. |
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guywheatley
Junior Member
37 Posts
Texarkana, Texas
USA
Victory
2002 TC Deluxe
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Posted - 05/03/2007 : 5:09 PM
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Any time I'm on the road, I have the helmet on. The first weekend with the Magna, the wife and I were going for a ride. She was already on and I was backing out of the driveway. I just took a funny step and fell over. Speed 0. Still, when Sharon hit the pavement, we both heard the "crack." It left a heck of a mark on the helmet. Without it, she'd have been in the hosptial ... or worse.
I didn't say 100% because I frequently switch the bikes. One is on the back yard behind a fence, the other under cover in the drive way. When I swap them out, I don't always put on the helmet. I should though, and maybe having to "fess up," here will get me doing it. |
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Texmjr
Starting Member
1 Posts
Plano, TX
USA
Honda
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Posted - 05/06/2007 : 11:33 AM
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| I wear my helmet 100 percent of the time. I've seen too many pictures of what "could" happen without it. |
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EZ-Rider
Starting Member
6 Posts
Erie, PA
USA
Yamaha
94 Virago 750
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Posted - 05/21/2007 : 1:07 AM
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| although im still very much a newbie, i dont wear a helmet against concerns from friends and family, i just like the wind blowing thruogh my hair, makes me feel free like a bird, although i do have exceptions, i wont hit the highway without one. |
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trafficdan
Junior Member
40 Posts
Pottstown, PA
USA
Harley-Davidson
2006 Sportster XL883
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Posted - 05/21/2007 : 4:13 AM
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How do people without helmets avoid wearing this? |
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bridwell52
Senior Member
377 Posts
Pensacola, FL
USA
BMW
KGT
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Posted - 05/21/2007 : 6:10 AM
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100%
From Gas pump to staging area, 25ft I will put it on but wont buckle it.
Im like the picture above in that I dont understand how people ride without face sheilds. I have a full faring with tall sheild, face sheild on my helmet and wear glasses. I still get things in my eye every now and then. |
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ColoRexer
Advanced Member
616 Posts
[Mentor]
Castle Rock, CO
USA
Kawasaki
ZX14
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Posted - 05/21/2007 : 7:35 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by nomad dan
If people are being honest with their replies, and I have no reason to doubt it, then there are a lot more people who ride with one 100% of the time than I would have guessed.
From my observations in the Denver area, I would guess about 20% helmet use, which is sad. This is definitely a biased group for such a survey.
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Helmet, how often?