Two days ago, a friend of mine was witness to a motorcycle accident. The guy was NOT wearing a helmet and plowed into a car at about 40 miles an hour. The ambulance slowly drove away 30 min. later without turning the sirens on. I think my friend is under the right assumption that the guy was DOA. In another instance, 7 years ago I saw a motorcyclist in the middle of Dale Mabry (a.k.a. "Death Maybe" to the local Tamponians) with a white sheet over him/her. It creeped me out. I felt so sorry for the guy/gal's family, but I have little sympathy for those who choose to not equip themselves appropriately. Several of my family members and family friends have been in accidents. If they hadn't been wearing their helmets, they would not be here. So wear a helmet and give the effing bureaucrats the middle finger for being phenomenally retarded. No amount of insurance is going to help you if you are DEAD from not wearing the appropriate gear and not riding responsibly. I know I speed in my car, but when riding a bike, I'm uber careful. After all, they skipped right over the motorcycle section in the driver's ed. class I took back in 95/96. When I asked the teacher, she said, "We don't have enough time to cover it." I can only imagine what they did then and do now in other schools. How do they expect other drivers to be motorcycle conscious if they aren't even touching the subject in the classrooms? A conspiracy theorist would have a field day with this. Are the Fat Cats concerned with our safety or do they have ties with the insurance companies.