Question Author
My question skirts around the legal issues in a way and is actually asking why bikers wish to risk themselves this way.Seeing a biker,dressed as described, whizz by me while I was myself doing at least 80 made me shiver. Aren't the stats on bike accidents enough to convince a rider to cover him/herself? I cannot comprehend why someone would risk horrific pain and injury to themselves and bring pain to those that love them simply because, it seems, not wearing protection is a statement of freedom. Who didn't complain that the seat belt law was taking away our freedom? Very few. But how many dont even think about the safety advantages now. While the law settles on so many issues we will continue to question I feel that most would like to see bikers made to wear protection if they cannot see the sense of it themselves.