Today was a beautiful fall day - sunny, gentle breezes and a temperature around 65F. The inevitable result was that there were many motorcycles on the road between Washington DC and Annapolis, Maryland.
Notwithstanding the association with the 'Hell's Angels' gangs, the style of riding practiced by those riding Harley-Davidson bikes is generally sedate. By contrast, the actions of those riding Kawasakis, Suzukis and similar machines can reasonably be described as 'scattering suicide notes along the highway'.
While the number of fatalities resulting from automobile accidents is falling, the death toll as a result of motorcycle accidents is increasing. It is not all that difficult to work out the reason why!
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Michigan has steadfastly refused to repeal it's motorcycle helmet law. Now, as a closet Libertarian, I believe that this law passes the standard for a compelling reason for government intrusion, i.e. I want to minimize the amount of taxes I pay for lifetime care for the closed-head injury motorcycle cases.
I think that the rise of motorcycle injuries and fatalities is at least partially due to the repeal of helmet laws, but I don't have the data at hand.
As Dennis Miller would say in conclusion, "...but that's just my opinion, I could be wrong."
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