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Re: [ST] Helmet laws ( Was Wrap Up )



SWMBO?  Stands for what , exactly?

A friend calls his the CDMO, ( Cheif decision making
officer ), or , at times, the STMBO ( She that must be
obeyed)....

My operation doesnt have either, not looking to hire
...

:-)
--- Joel Ashman <ashmite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yeah John,
> 
> I'm with you.  My best friend crashed his Tiger when
> an autistic (sp?) 16
> year old rode his bicycle out in front of him at an
> intersection hidden by a
> corn field.  Wearing a full face helmet saved his
> life and he still received
> a crushed cheek bone from bike flipping onto his
> head and compressing the
> helmet enought to smash his cheek.
> 
> For the longest time, I've felt uncomfortable in a
> car without a seatbelt.
> And it's the same on a bike without a helmet.  I
> just can't shake the
> feeling of impending doom when trying to ride
> without one.  It's why I don't
> ride with shorts either, and now, it's even rare
> that I go out without my
> jacket.
> 
> There is definately now several line items in the
> budget for new safety
> gear, both on-road and off, and the budget has been
> approved by the CFO
> (SWMBO)  ;)
> 
> --Joel
> 
> 
> On 6/22/06, John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am starting to change the way I feel about
> helmet
> > laws. I have always worn one, and I certainly
> think
> > its a good idea, but the frre spirit/anarchist in
> me
> > has always resented a law telling me ( or anyone
> else
> > ) that I have to wear one. I guess the whole
> > big-brother-trying-to -ptotect-me thing bugs me.
> One
> > the other hand, seeing a helmet save a good friend
> > from certain doom, and then
> Roethlis-whats-his-name
> > within days of each other, and reading all of the
> > relevant posts on the topic, I am starting to
> change
> > that tune...I still have the big brother paranoia,
> and
> > I guess my reasons are mostly selfish, but if
> enacting
> > a helmet law in a given state means a significant
> > reduction in motorcycle premiums there, perhaps
> that
> > would be a good thing. I dunno....
> >
> > John in Ohio ( where there is currently no helmet
> law)
> >
> >
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