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1. Assume you¹re invisible Because to a lot of drivers, you are. Never make a move based on the assumption that another driver sees you, even if you¹ve just made eye contact. Bikes don¹t always register in the four-wheel mind. 2. Be considerate The consequences of strafing the jerk du jour or cutting him off start out bad and get worse. Pretend it was your grandma and think again. 3. Dress for the crash, not the pool or the pub Sure, McDonalds is a 5-minute trip, but nobody plans to eat pavement. Modern mesh gear means 100-degree heat is no excuse for a T-shirt and board shorts. 4. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst Assume that car across the intersection will turn across your bow when the light goes green, with or without a turn signal. 5. Leave your ego at home The only people who really care if you were faster on the freeway will be the officer and the judge. 6. Pay attention Yes, there is a half-naked girl on the billboard. That shock does feel squishy. Meanwhile, you could be drifting toward Big Trouble. Focus. 7. Mirrors only show you part of the picture Never change direction without turning your head to make sure the coast really is clear. 8. Be patient Always take another second or three before you pull out to pass, ride away from a curb or into freeway traffic from an on-ramp. It's what you don't see that gets you. That extra look could save your butt. 9. Watch your closing speed Passing cars at twice their speed or changing lanes to shoot past a row of stopped cars is just asking for trouble. 10. Beware the verge and the merge A lot of nasty surprises end up on the sides of the road: empty McDonald¹s bags, nails, TV antennas, ladders, you name it. Watch for potentially troublesome debris on both sides of the road. 11. Left-turning cars remain a leading killer of motorcyclists Don¹t assume someone will wait for you to dart through the intersection. They¹re trying to beat the light, too. 12. Beware of cars running traffic lights The first few seconds after a signal light changes are the most perilous. Look both ways before barging into an intersection. 13. Check your mirrors Do it every time you change lanes, slow down or stop. Be ready to move if another vehicle is about to occupy the space you¹d planned to use. 14. Mind the gap Remember Driver¹s Ed? One second¹s worth of distance per 10 mph is the old rule of thumb. Better still; scan the next 12 seconds ahead for potential trouble. 15. Beware of boy racers They¹re quick and their drivers tend to be aggressive. Don¹t assume you¹ve beaten one away from a light or outpaced it in traffic and change lanes without looking. You could end up as a Nissan hood ornament. 16. Excessive entrance speed hurts It¹s the leading cause of single-bike accidents on twisty roads and racetracks. In Slow, Out Fast is the old adage, and it still works. Dialing up corner speed is safer than scrubbing it off. 17. Don¹t trust that deer whistle Ungulates and other feral beasts prowl at dawn and dusk, so heed those big yellow signs. If you¹re riding in a target-rich environment, slow down and watch the shoulders. 18. Learn to use both brakes The front does most of your stopping, but a little rear brake on corner entry can calm a nervous chassis. 19. Keep the front brake covered‹always Save a single second of reaction time at 60 mph and you can stop 88 feet shorter. Think about that. 20. Look where you want to go Use the miracle of target fixation to your advantage. The motorcycle goes where you look, so focus on the solution instead of the problem. 21. Keep your eyes moving Traffic is always shifting, so keep scanning for potential trouble. Don¹t lock your eyes on any one thing for too long unless you¹re actually dealing with trouble. 22. Think before you act Careful whipping around that micra going 7 kph in a 30-kph zone or you could end up with your head in the driver¹s side door when he turns into the driveway right in front of you. 23. Raise your gaze It¹s too late to do anything about the 20 feet immediately in front of your fender, so scan the road far enough ahead to see trouble and change trajectory. 24. Get your mind right in the driveway Most accidents happen during the first 15 minutes of a ride, below 40 mph, near an intersection or driveway. Yes, that could be your driveway. 25. Come to a full stop at that next stop sign Put a foot down. Look again. Anything less forces a snap decision with no time to spot potential trouble. 26. Never dive into a gap in stalled traffic Cars may have stopped for a reason, and you may not be able to see why until it¹s too late to do anything about it. 27. Don¹t saddle up more than you can handle If you weigh 95 pounds, avoid that 795-pound cruiser. If you¹re 5-foot-5, forget those towering adventure-tourers. 28. Watch for car doors opening in traffic And smacking a car that¹s swerving around some goofball¹s open door is just as painful. 29. Don¹t get in an intersection rut Watch for a two-way stop after a string of four-way intersections. If you expect cross-traffic to stop, there could be a painful surprise when it doesn¹t. 30. Stay in your comfort zone when you¹re with a group Riding over your head is a good way to end up in the ditch. Any bunch worth riding with will have a rendezvous point where you¹ll be able to link up again. 31. Give your eyes some time to adjust A minute or two of low light heading from a well-lighted garage onto dark streets is a good thing. Otherwise, you¹re essentially flying blind for the first mile or so. 32. Master the slow U-turn Practice. Park your butt on the outside edge of the seat and lean the bike into the turn, using your body as a counterweight as you pivot around the rear wheel. 33. Who put a stop sign at the top of this hill? Don¹t panic. Use the rear brake to keep from rolling back down. Use Mr. Throttle and Mr. Clutch normally‹and smoothly‹to pull away. 34. If it looks slippery, assume it is A patch of suspicious pavement could be just about anything. Butter Flavor Crisco? Gravel? Mobil 1? Or maybe it¹s nothing. Better to slow down for nothing than go on your head. 35. Bang! A blowout! Now what? No sudden moves. The motorcycle isn¹t happy, so be prepared to apply a little calming muscle to maintain course. Ease back the throttle, brake gingerly with the good wheel and pull over very smoothly to the shoulder. Big sigh. 36. Drops on the faceshield? It¹s raining. Lightly misted pavement can be slipperier than when it¹s been rinsed by a downpour, and you never know how much grip there is. Apply maximum-level concentration, caution and smoothness. 37. Emotions in check? To paraphrase Mr. Ice Cube, chickity-check yoself before you wreck yoself. Emotions are as powerful as any drug, so take inventory every time you saddle up. If you¹re mad, sad, exhausted or anxious, stay put. 38. Wear good gear Wear stuff that fits you and the weather. If you¹re too hot or too cold or fighting with a jacket that binds across the shoulders, you¹re dangerous. It¹s that simple. 39. Leave the iPod at home You won¹t hear that cement truck in time with Spinal Tap cranked to 11, but they might like your headphones in intensive care. 40. Learn to swerve Be able to do two tight turns in quick succession. Flick left around the bag of briquettes, then right back to your original trajectory. The bike will follow your eyes, so look at the way around, not the briquettes. Now practice till it¹s a reflex. 41. Be smooth at low speeds Take some angst out, especially of slow-speed maneuvers, with a bit of rear brake. It adds a welcome bit of stability by minimizing unwelcome weight transfer and potentially bothersome driveline lash. 42. Flashing is good for you Turn signals get your attention by flashing, right? So a few easy taps on the pedal or lever before stopping makes your brake light more eye-catching to trailing traffic. 43. Intersections are scary, so hedge your bets Put another vehicle between your bike and the possibility of someone running the stop sign/red light on your right and you cut your chances of getting nailed in half. 44. Tune your peripheral vision Pick a point near the center of that wall over there. Now scan as far as you can by moving your attention, not your gaze. The more you can see without turning your head, the sooner you can react to trouble. 45. All alone at a light that won¹t turn green? Put as much motorcycle as possible directly above the sensor wire‹usually buried in the pavement beneath you and located by a round or square pattern behind the limit line. If the light still won¹t change, try putting your kickstand down, right on the wire. You should be on your way in seconds. 46. Every-thing is harder to see after dark Adjust your headlights, Carry a clear faceshield and have your game all the way on after dark, especially during commuter hours. 47. Don¹t troll next to‹or right behind‹Mr. Peterbilt If one of those 18 retreads blows up‹which they do with some regularity‹it de-treads, and that can be ugly. Unless you like dodging huge chunks of flying rubber, keep your distance. 48. Take the panic out of panic stops Develop an intimate relationship with your front brake. Seek out some safe, open pavement. Starting slowly, find that fine line between maximum braking and a locked wheel, and then do it again, and again. 49. Make your tires right None of this stuff matters unless your skins are right. Don¹t take ¹em for granted. Make sure pressure is spot-on every time you ride. Check for cuts, nails and other junk they might have picked up, as well as general wear. 50. Take a deep breath Count to 10. Visualize whirled peas. Forgetting some clown¹s 80-mph indiscretion beats running the risk of ruining your life, or ending it.
ARLINGTON CEMETERY - On Jeopardy, one of the final question was How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns ?---- All three missed it -- This is really an awesome sight to watch if you've never had the chance, Very fascinating. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why? 21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is the highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.
2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his return walk and why? 21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1 3. Why are his gloves wet? His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle.
4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time and if not, why not? He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. After his march across the path,he executes an about face and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.
5. How often are the guards changed? Guards are changed every thirty minutes, twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.
6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited to?
For a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be
between 5' 10' an d 6' 2' tall and his waist size cannot exceed 30.' Other
requirements of the Guard: They must commit 2 years of life to guard the
tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on
or off duty for the rest of their lives . They cannot swear in public for the
rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb in
any way. After two years, the guard is given a wreath pin that is worn on
their lapel signifying they served as guard of the tomb. There are only
400 presently worn. The guard must obey these rules for the rest of their
lives or give up the wreath pin.
The shoes are specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat
and cold from their feet. There are metal heel plates that extend to the
top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as they come to a halt.
There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform. Guards dress for duty
in front of a full-length mirror.
The first six months of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor
watch TV. All off duty time is spent studying the 175 notable people laid
to rest in Arlington National Cemetery .. A guard must memorize who they are
and where they are interred. Among the notables are: President Taft, Joe
E. Lewis {the boxer} and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy, {the most
decorated soldier of WWII} of Hollywood fame.
Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for
guard duty.
ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was approachingWashington , DC , our
US Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC
evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from the
hurricane, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assign ment. They
respectfully declined the offer, 'No way, Sir!' Soaked to the skin,
marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding
the Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be
afforded to a serviceperson. The tomb has been patrolled continuously,
24/7, since 1930.
God Bless and keep them.
I don't usually suggest that many emails be forwarded, but I'd be very proud if this one reached as many as possible. We can be very proud
of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve.
IN GOD WE TRUST
For those who may not know about one of Quig's websites, go to: http://www.usff.com/calbolt/ For a history of the current lawsuit up until Quig died, go to: http://usff.com/calbolt/0407update.html
Motorcyclist Craniofacial Injury Patterns RODNEY D. COOTER MB, BS, (Adel)
Registrar
The Australian Craniofacial Unit
Adelaide Children's Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital
Australia DAVID J. DAVID AC, MBBS (Adel), FRCS, FRCSE,
FRACS
Head of Unit
The Australian Craniofacial Unit
Adelaide Children's Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital
Australia
ABSTRACT Craniofacial fracture patterns were investigated in hospitalized patients and fatally injured subjects to determine the influence of helmets, spectacles, and dentures. Standardized clinical and radiographic assessment techniques were developed and fracture patterns were recorded at operation or necropsy. All fracture data were encoded into an alpha-numerical system for analysis. From the hospitalized group interesting associations emerged of naso-ethmoidal fracturing with spectacle wearing and maxillary fracturing with denture wearing. Hospitalized motorcyclists who had worn open-face helmets, or full-face helmets with flexible face-bars, had sustained facial fracturing but minimal brain injury. In contrast, motorcyclists killed from anterior craniofacial impact whilst wearing full-face helmets with rigid face-bars had sustained fatal skull base fracturing in the absence of significant facial trauma. It was therefore postulated that impacts to the face-bar of a full-face helmet may be transmitted through the mandibular rami and mandibular condyles to the skull base with subsequent fracturing of the middle cranial fossa, the integrity of the mid-facial skeleton being preserved. Helmet deformation patterns, as delineated by computed tomography, provided support for the proposed mechanism of energy transfer to the skull base. Independent neuropathological examinations of the brains of the fatally injured motorcyclists revealed a high incidence of ponto-medullary disruption. This further strengthened the postulate because separation of the robust pons from the slender medulla may result from axial traction imparted to the brainstem by an upward fracturing middle cranial fossa shelf. Furthermore the skull base fractures traversed the mid-line through, or near to, the spheno-occipital synchondrosis which has an heterogenous morphology and is part of a potential 'fault line' across the skull base. That such a skull base fracture can occur from upward impaction of the skull base by column loading of the mandibular ramus has been noted in reports of judicial hangings in which the knot was placed beneath the mandibular angle. From this study it was concluded that objects worn at impact on the craniofacial region may influence significantly the final craniofacial fracture pattern and this may be detrimental for some motorcyclists wearing full-face helmets.
INTRODUCTION
The labyrinthine architecture of human facial bones provides a propensity for their collapse at impact and they may thereby act as an effective energy absorber by preventing injury to the brain.(1) This concept is frequently reinforced by clinical observations of patients who have severe facial fracturing but only minimal overt brain injury. The cushioning potential of facial fracturing was recorded by Le Fort in 1901(2) whilst reporting on his experiments to delineate the lines of mechanical weakness in facial bones. In a similar way, in the 1940's, Cairns and Holbourn(3) noted the sparing of brain injury in helmeted motorcyclists who had sustained facial fractures. In contrast to the present-day surgical enthusiasm to devise new reparative techniques for facial fractures, only scant attention has been given to an analysis of observed fracture patterns and their potential mechanisms of production. One area that has remained void of investigation has been the influence on subsequent craniofacial fracture patterns of objects fitted to the craniofacial region ; in particular, objects such as helmets, spectacles, and dentures. This is surprising because these are commonly worn by people sustaining facial trauma. Whilst considering that facial fractures may actually play a protective role for the brain by absorbing impact energy, it is interesting to note that motorcycle helmet manufacturers have determined to produce helmets that incorporate a face-bar which is designed to prevent facial trauma. So popular have full-face helmets become that over 80% of motorcyclists wear them.(4) However, disturbing international reports are now emerging of inexplicable skull base fracturing in fatally injured motorcyclists wearing full-face helmets. (5-9)
OBJECTIVE
With the foregoing in mind, one objective of the present study was to compare and contrast the patterns of fracturing within the craniofacial region of surviving motorcyclists with those of fatally injured motorcyclists in an endeavour to elucidate a mechanism responsible for the fatal skull base fracturing that has been reported in full- face helmet wearers.
METHODOLOGY
To effect an analysis of fracture patterns with due regard for the complex anatomy of the craniofacial region required the formulation of an accurate method to code numerically the bony disruption. An alpha-numerical coding system was devised(10) and this was employed to analyse fracture data obtained from a variety of sources including clinical examination, radiographs, and operative, as well as post-mortem examinations. A systematic method was developed for the clinical examination of the traumatized craniofacial. region of 50 hospitalized patients. Furthermore an optimal combination of radiographic imaging was ascertained and computed tomography (CT) was found to be the single most informative mode of imaging. Using the clinicoradiographic methods so devised, the fracture information of clinical patients was then coded into the alpha- numerical system. Road accident details were also collected and the influence assessed of objects fitted to the craniofacial region. Interesting associations emerged. High numerical scores of fracturing in the naso-ethmoidal region were associated with the wearing of heavy framed spectacles by four patients who had sustained lateral or oblique impacts. High numerical scores of fracturing in the maxillary region were associated with the wearing of upper dentures by six patients who had received impacts to the upper lip region. These preliminary studies demonstrated that the alphanumerical coding system was an effective method for the analysis of a wide range of fracture variants and also that the chosen clinical and radiographic techniques were providing accurate data efficiently, and that road traffic details could be incorporated with clinical details to generate meaningful associations about simple objects fitted to the craniofacial region. Equipped with these techniques it was then considered appropriate to examine a series of 24 fatally-injured subjects, with particular reference to motorcyclists. With permission from the State Coroner, road traffic accident victims were examined with the palpation sequence of the systematic clinical examination method developed for clinical patients. If the clinical examination suggested the presence of craniofacial fracturing and other selection criteria were met, then the cadaver was transferred to a CT scanning facility and scanned according to the protocol devised for clinical patients. The cadavers then underwent a routine postmortem examination after which a formal facial dissection was performed using standard surgical approaches. Anthropomorphic landmarks were measured on the skull-base and the physical distances to fracture lines ascertained. In addition, the helmets worn by motorcyclists were uniquely examined with a CT scanning sequence that was developed for this project(11).
FINDINGS
When compared with the hospitalized group of motorcyclists the alpha-numerical coding of the fatally injured group revealed a statistically significant difference between their craniofacial injury patterns. The hospitalized group had high scores of facial fracturing but low scores of cranial fracturing. In contrast, fatally injured motorcyclists who had received impacts to the facial region whilst wearing full face helmets had sustained unsurvivable skull base fracturing (Figure 1), but low scores of facial fracturing were recorded. Indeed their observed skull base fractures traversed the middle cranial fossa just posterior to the underlying temporo-mandibular joints (Figure 2). Post-mortem, anthropomorphic data and dissection information of the cranial base and computed tomographic reformats of the craniofacial skeleton distraction patterns provided a foundation for a postulated mechanism to explain the fatal skull base fracturing. It was proposed that an impact to the face bar of a motorcyclists' helmet may load the chinstrap, which is mounted at the rear of the facebar, and that this would transmit the force to the mandibular condyles and such force - loading would be sufficient to cause fracturing of the skull base(l 2) -(Figure 3).Helmet deformation patterns observed using computed tomography provided further support for the proposed mechanism. These findings stimulated further investigations to test the validity of the proposed mechanism of injury production. Routine neuropathological reports were retrieved of examinations of the brains of the fatally injured. In the sample studied, a high incidence of tearing at the junction of the pons and medulla further strengthened the proposed sequence of face bar - chin strap - mandibular condyle - skull base force transmission because it was anticipated that fracturing of the clivus with upward distraction of fracture edges should cause brain stem damage. This became the catalyst for a thorough independent search (co-ordinated by Professor Simpson - Neurosurgeon, The University of Adelaide Road Accident Research Unit) for ponto-medullary trauma in fatally injured road accident victims(13). From a consecutive series of 988 brains from autopsies on road accident victims there were 36 cases of unequivocal gross brain stem tearing. The proportion of motorcyclists was double the expected figure and of the 15 motorcyclists, 13 were known to have been wearing helmets at impact and 11 of these wore full face helmets. Furthermore, the principal impact point was the face or helmet face bar in nine of the motorcyclists. The possibility remained that these injuries could still have been the result of severe cervical hyperextension rather than an upward impacting force through the mandibular condyles to the skull base. From a review of the craniofacial fracture patterns of people who had sustained an upward impacting force to their mandible it was interesting to note that the victims of judicial hangings in which the knot was placed beneath the angle of the mandible (thus imparting to the skull base an upward impacting force) could sustain fatal skull base fracturing of a similar ipsilateral pattern to that observed in the motorcyclist series. This contrasted significantly with the judicial hanging injury pattern observed in those victims who were hanged with the knot placed beneath the chin (thus providing a severe cervical hyperextension force) as they sustained fractures of their axis(14). Another potential source of support for the postulated mechanism of skull base fracturing relates to the spheno-occipital synchondrosis as it was through, or near to, this zone that the fractures traversed the clivus. The motorcyclist group (and most victims of judicial hangings) are usually males in the age range of 17 to 25 years. In this age group the spheno-occipital synchondrosis may be a weak zone because it is undergoing ossification and often has heterogeneous morphology. Interestingly two children who were investigated in this study after receiving fatal injuries from facial impacts at the mandibular level had both disrupted their spheno-occipital synchondrosis.
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS
So from this investigation a mechanism has been postulated for the generation of fatal skull base fracturing in motorcyclists who sustain impacts at face level whilst wearing full-face helmets. To arrive at this postulate a new method has been developed for the coding of fractures in the craniofacial region, a systematic clinical examination process has been formulated, and an optimal sequence was derived for the radiographic imaging of craniofacial trauma. These techniques have been applied to a sample of clinical patients with fracturing and by incorporating road accident information, associations were then made between the wearing of simple objects (such as dentures and spectacles) and the final fracture patterns. From the application of these methods to a group of fatally injured motorcyclists a postulated mechanism has been advanced to explain the disturbingly high incidence of skull base fractures observed internationally in motorcyclists killed whilst wearing full-face helmets. Support for the postulate has been drawn from the CT scanning of helmets and also from an independent study of ponto-medullary injuries as well as reported observations of the injuries sustained by judicial hanging victims. From this study it was concluded that objects worn. at impact on the craniofacial region may influence significantly the final craniofacial fracture pattern and this may be detrimental for some motorcyclists wearing full-face helmets. The positive correlation of full-face helmet wearing with fatal middle cranial fossa fractures and ponto-medullary injuries, in the absence of facial fractures, raised questions about the efficacy of rigid face-bars. Conversely, the lack of significant neurotrauma in cases suffering facial fractures provides support for the beneficial energy absorbing role of facial fracturing. It is therefore recommended that energy absorption properties be incorporated into the face-bar Of a full-face helmet to overcome the paradox of facial injury prevention at the expense of fatal skull base injury propagation.
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As in a dream, Guy Williamson found himself standing inside a sterile white hospital room with absolutely no recollection as to how he had gotten there. A soft humming sound, punctuated by regular beeps and clicks, permeated the room, sounds of the machines that were attached via rubber, plastic, and metal umbilical cords to the slumbering figure in the lone bed. Guy sensed that he knew where he was, yet he had never seen this place before. As he realized something familiar about the bedridden man’s face the door swung open and two doctors walked into the room. Guy stuttered and searched for some explanation as to why he was there, but the men totally ignored him. "The S-3 has decided to terminate his life support systems," the doctor with the clipboard said. "It’s just as well," added the other doctor, "twenty years is a very long time to keep someone alive, especially someone of this one’s reputation." "Oh, you know this patient’s personal history?" queried Clipboard. "Yea, he was one of those terroristic biker people who clashed with the government back in the turn of the century. You remember, the people who rode motorcycles who refused to accept the S-3's 9-11 directive." "Oh yea, I remember when all that came down," said Clipboard. "They actually believed in the old archaic U.S. Constitution and that the people were wise enough to govern themselves." Clipboard made a hmmff sound and then added, "What a scary concept, imagine what kind of shape this world would be in had they had their way." "No kidding," said the other, "now look at him, a victim of his own risky behavior, laying here frozen in time for the last twenty years." "Wow," exclaimed clipboard, "all this time we’ve had a terrorist laying up here and we could have been charging admission to the JSMs (Junior Safety Monitors)." Both men laughed at this. The doctor hung the clipboard at the foot of the bed and both men turned to leave, totally ignoring Guy as they exited the room. As the door slowly closed he heard one of them say, "Can you imagine actually wearing real leather." The echoes of their footsteps faded down the hall and with the closure of the door Guy found himself alone again with the machines. By some mysterious dream-state Guy realized that he was outside of his body looking at his final few hours. Several minutes later the door swung open and Clipboard walked in followed by a man and a woman and a small boy. The small boy, who appeared to be six or seven years old, looked like Guy’s son Rob. Then Guy realized that the man, who appeared to be in his thirties, was Rob and that the young lady was probably Rob’s wife and the boy their son. Clipboard told Rob that he was sorry about the decision and asked Rob if he was going to be OK. Rob slowly nodded his head. The small boy and his mother went over to the comatose body, gave it a hasty kiss on its pale bearded face and then quietly left the room. "I’d like to have a moment alone with my father before you shut his life support systems down," Rob told the doctor. "Sure, take all the time you need," the doctor said and then left the room. After a long silence Rob began, "Dad, I hope you can forgive me for not putting up a fight about this, but even were you to have lived to this point you wouldn’t like it these days. As a matter of fact, because of the 9-11 Directive you would probably be in a federal reformatory." Rob put the lifeless hand of his father’s into both of his hands. "Things are so different today than when you were around. I remember the runs, your friends, the motorcycles, how you and Mom used to go riding." Rob lowered his head towards the floor. "She’s on the other side, waiting for you," he said in a whisper. "She died in the reformatory," he said as he broke down and sobbed. "I miss you Dad, and I wish you guys could have prevailed against ...." Rob broke down again and wept for several minutes. After a while he regained his composure, stood up and said, "I love you Dad." Then he left the room. A team of doctors and nurses stormed into the room and methodically started unplugging the machines. Behind them came three people dressed in green pushing a gurney that carried a body bag. "So this was it," Guy thought, "this is how I’m going to go." Guy watched as a doctor approached the bed with a stethoscope. The room got darker and darker and Guy’s field of vision got narrower and narrower, until.... Guy weakly sat up in bed and opened his eyes. He gradually beheld a room full of doctors and nurses. One of the nurses screamed and a doctor with a stethoscope in his hand jumped away from the bed so fast that he knocked over a light. Guy looked at the stunned people who were staring at him with wide open mouths and unbelieving eyes, and said in a weak voice, "Where’s my motorcycle?" As you might imagine, the news of the modern day "Rip Van Winkle" went around the world like a lightning clap. Guy Williamson was an overnight scientific anomaly. After being introduced to his daughter-in-law, Dianne, his grandson, Billy, and being reintroduced to Rob, the doctors decided that it would be in the best interest of the patient and of science if he first went through rigorous physical and "re-adaptation" therapy before being released from the hospital. This was understandable, since after twenty years of nonuse it would take time to rebuild his body. Finally, after what seemed like years in time to Guy, he was allowed to go live with his son. The first thing that Guy noticed when his son opened the door to his car was that there wasn’t a steering wheel or any other visible controls, such as brake and gas pedals. When he asked about this Rob said, "Several years ago the government said they were ‘freeing the people of the dangerous responsibility of driving on the roads, so the S-3 computers were put in control. " Guy noticed that the interior of the car was like one big soft cushion, with little "air bag" signs everywhere. As the doors closed and locked everyone was automatically harnessed into their seats and he was surprised when four helmets came out of a compartment over their heads. His son’s family happily put the helmets on without a thought. "You mean to tell me that you have to wear helmets?" Guy asked in a loud voice. "You HAVE to wear one or you will pay 600 dollars and go to the reformatory," little Billy’s helmet-muffled voice blurted out matter of factly. There was something about his tone of voice and attitude that made Guy feel uncomfortable. "It’s an S-3 law Dad, and there’s nothing we can do about it, so please, just put it on," Rob said in an urgent and somewhat nervous helmet-muffled voice. "I ain’t gonna wear the damn thing," Guy angrily replied. Little Billy pulled out what Guy later learned was called an "e-pad," and typed in several sentences. Guy noticed Rob and Dianne share a worried expression. "Dad, the car won’t go anywhere unless you put on the helmet, we have no choice, it’s programmed that way," Rob insisted. Just then a buzzer went off and several red lights in the car started flashing. "Check your seatbelts and fasten your helmets," a very annoying electronic voice kept repeating. Finally, after Guy put on his helmet, the persistent safety reminders stopped. Rob punched a button and the car took off. Electric, Guy thought to himself, noticing that once it entered the IHS (Intelligent Highway System) the car never went over 55 mph’s. "You still have to drive at 55?" he tried to ask Rob, but Rob couldn’t hear him because of the big full-faced helmet. After learning how to turn on his helmet-phone he repeated the question. "Yes we do," Rob replied. "The S-3 Commission determined that 55 was the safest speed to travel and every thing has been programmed for that speed." "And where safety is concerned nobody has the power to choose," little Billy blurted out. "I’d have thought people would be flying their own shuttle crafts or whatever and zooming around at a couple hundred miles per hour by now," Guy mumbled. He noticed that all of the cars on the IHS looked exactly the same and that they all traveled at the same pace, as if they were hooked together. "Just what is this ‘S-3’ stuff everyone keeps talking about?" Guy asked. "It stands for a ‘Safe and Secure Society,’" little Billy proclaimed, as if he had just answered a question that any three-year-old should know. Billy then recited, in what sounded to Guy like the voice of a seven-year-old brain-washed robot: "Safety is my choice, safety is my voice, if I am not safe, then I am not free, I will report every violation, that I see." Billy turned to his parents and, with obvious pride, said, "I got 100 safety points for reporting Mr. Hamilton yesterday." Guy detected an uneasy nervousness in the way Rob and Dianne looked at each other. There was something about the way little Billy took pride in snitching on a neighbor that reminded Guy of the Hitler youth movement. For some reason Guy felt like he needed to change the subject. "Well son, I sure would like to smoke a cigarette, it’s been over twenty years since I quit, ya know," Guy chuckled, but nobody else caught the joke. "No, seriously," he continued, "can we stop somewhere, or, er, program the car to go to a convenient store and pick up a pack of smokes?" Little Billy typed several more sentences into his pad then returned it to his pocket. "Dad," Rob shuffled his feet and looked at the passing landscape through the 2 inch thick tempered glass window, "they outlawed tobacco not too long after you went into your comma. "Hmmm, that really don’t surprise me," Guy said, "I can remember when the tobacco people sold out, right before..." Guy drifted off in thought and then suggested they stop somewhere and get a "good ole greasy chili cheeseburger and some fries." Little Billy sat up as if something had poked him in the back, pulled out the electronic notepad and started typing into it. Again, his parents shared the worried look. "We studied about those unhealthy and unsafe foods in school," Billy quipped, carefully putting the electronic device back into his pocket. "Well," Guy exclaimed, "what do people eat these days?" "We eat veggie yum-yum sticks," volunteered little Billy. "Here, want one?" He produced what looked like a hard green hot dog wrapped in plastic and held it up to his grandpa." "Ah, no thanks" said Guy, "I’ll wait for some real food." "That is real food and it’s what we have to eat these days," Dianne said. "What you called ‘fast foods,’ and all unhealthy foods, for that matter, were outlawed about ten years ago," Dianne continued, dreamily remembering cake and ice-cream from her early childhood. "The government determined that obesity was a disease, so the S-3 took over the food processing industry, shut down or converted all of the fast food restaurants, and determined what was best for our diets." Then, as if in apology she added, "You’ll get used to them." "They’re healthy, nutritious, disease free, and therefore safe," little Billy added. "You sound like a broken record," Guy said jokingly to Billy. This drew blank expressions from everyone, and Guy realized the irony of what he had just said and let it pass. Dianne added, "Haven’t you noticed that there are no over-weight people?" "If you get over-weight you have to pay a bunch of money and go to the fat-farm, that’s why I reported Mr. Hamilton, " little Billy interrupted. Once again Guy noticed Rob and Dianne share the nervous look. "What do the bikes look like these days son?" Guy eagerly asked. "Any old knuckles, pans, or shovels still putting around?" Rob looked down at his steel toed shoes—the kind Guy would later find out everyone was required to wear—and softly said, "They don’t allow people to ride motorcycles anymore Dad. The S-3 determined they were too dangerous, unsafe, and costly to society, plus they could be used in terrorist attacks. They were outlawed a few years after 'September Eleven.'" Rob told Guy about the World Trade Center bombings and how the government had used that as an excuse to pass a multitude of new laws called The 'S-11 Directives' designed to protect the public against terrorism. Rob went on, "They also did away with snowmobiling, snow and water skiing, scuba diving, parachuting, mountain climbing,..... all because people were getting injured and killed and becoming burdens on society—so they said." Guy felt like he’d just been hit with a ton of bricks. Surly his son was just kidding him. How could things change so much in a mere twenty years? "Because of the 9-11 Directive they confiscated most of your friends’ motorcycles," Rob went on, "along with all guns and weapons of every kind." Dianne interjected, "They even outlawed most amateur sports because of injuries. No more school dances, or swing sets, swimming pools, bicycles....." Little Billy loudly interrupted, "My teacher says that it doesn’t make a bit of sense to play something if it’s unsafe!" "People aren’t allowed to work on their own vehicles, or even mow their own grass, or change a burned out light bulb in their house, which I think is really stupid," Rob said, trying to ignore the baleful look Billy gave him for saying something that might be worth reporting. Finally, after what turned out to be a five hour drive and five battery charge-stops, they arrived at Rob’s house. Dianne tried to get Billy to race her to the front door, but he set her straight about the no running safety rule. Rob grabbed Guy by the arm and directed him towards the garage. "Dad, now that Billy isn’t around I can talk to you.""What is it with that boy," Guy said, "if you’d have carried on like that when you were his age I’d have given you ole hickory. Remember him?" "That’s just it Dad," Rob replied, "we aren’t allowed to discipline our own children these days. If we try to reprimand them or interfere with their ‘required’ JSM training they are conditioned to push a button on their satellite-linked e-pad, which stays with them night and day. If the children feel threatened they push a button and a SSM (Senior Safety Monitor) is sent to the home. If the SSM deems it necessary, one or both of the parents are sent to a reformatory." "My God," Guy said, "they’re using the children, and safety, to control...." "Shhhh," Rob put his finger to his lips, "don't even let them hear you mention the word 'God.'" "I gotta show you something," Rob said. He grabbed Guy’s arm and pulled him inside the garage where the car was parked. Rob looked out the garage door towards the house to make sure that the two men were alone, then he went to the back of the building and pulled a panel off of the wall revealing a secret compartment. A glint of metal reflected back out of the hidden room and gradually the shape of a motorcycle took form. Guy felt tears welling up in his eyes. It was his old bike, covered in twenty years of dust. He turned and hugged his son. Out of the corner of his eye Guy detected movement and saw little Billy standing just inside of the door, e-pad in hand. "I’ve notified my SSM," the little boy said with an accomplished gleam in his eyes. "You know that motorcycles are against the law, and that I had to report you both." Then, in the proudest JSM trained voice that the little boy could muster he chanted, "Safety is my choice, safety is my voice, if I am not safe, then I am not free, I will report every violation that I see." The little JSM stood there with his hands on his hips, as if he’d caught the world’s two worst criminal terrorists. Off in the distance Guy could hear sirens coming closer and closer. He realized that he could not live in this world where everything was "safe." He wanted to run, he wanted to scream, he wanted to get on his bike and ride.... The sirens got closer and closer, until they were upon him. Guy opened his eyes and realized that he was soaked with sweat, and that he was laying in bed next to his wife Linda. He got up and went across the hall and looked into Rob’s room. His little boy was sleeping soundly. He then looked out the window and saw his motorcycle waiting for him in the driveway, right where he had left it the night before. It had all been a bad dream. He went into the kitchen, picked up the phone and dialed one of his friends. "Hey Jess," he said in an enthusiastic tone, "yea, I know what time it is, but this is important. I wanted to talk to you about starting a new ABATE chapter down here. Yea, I know you’ve been trying to get me involved for a long time, and, well, let’s just say I’ve finally come to my senses. Let’s get everybody together today, you know, family thing. See you over at Mike's around two, O K?"
From a nurse: I'll never forget the look in my patients' eyes when I had to tell them they had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I remember begging the Doctors to keep these women in the hospital longer, only to hear that they would, but their hands were tied by the insurance companies. So there I sat with my patients, giving them the instructions they needed to take care of themselves, knowing full well they didn't grasp half of what I was saying, because the glazed, hopeless, frightened look spoke louder than the quiet 'Thank You they muttered. A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a Mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient! procedure. Let 's give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery. It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important .. Please take the time and do it really quick! Please send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times. If you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to go to vote on this issue and send it on to others. You know who will do the same. There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require Insurance Companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the 'drive-through mastectomy' where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached. Lifetime Television has put this bill on their Web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on. PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the Web site below. You need not give more than your name and zip code number. http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family, and on behalf of all women, THANKS. P.S. Also click on the link below for the Breast Cancer site to help in donating 1 free mammmogram to a day to an underprivileged woman. Sincerely, Susan T. Mackey, DC, CCSP 2500 Nesconset Highway Building 12A Stony Brook, NY 11790 T: (631) 689-0049 F: (631) 689-0071 Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know. http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/ AGAIN , PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS TO TELL 10 TODAY
April 19, 2008 Raleigh, NCFly the flag! NO ADMISSION FEE! Wake County Speedway, 2109 Simpkins Rd, Raleigh 10am til Noon. Speakers honor veterans and troops, info about helmet law battle. Liberty Ride at Noon to the Capital. What you wear is up to you. If you ride lidless, there is no guarantee of no ticket. Party after: Iron Horse, Apex. Host Hotel: Courtyard Marriot, 102 Edinburgh Drive, Cary. 800-321-2211. For discounted rates, mention Bikers USA. Ride from hotel to speedway at 10am. Sponsors: B.O.L.T., Bikers USA, Carolinas Full Throttle. For more info, visit Patriots Day Motorcycle Rally or call 919-342-0403 or email jan.
Roger, Here are my experiences with HOG. Disregard typos, please. I hurt the thumb that I hit the space bar with cleaning my turkey shoot gun. And it still hurts. Anywho. I'll tell you a little about HOG so if things get weird you will understand. I'm a member of two HOG chapters. Have been a real member for 10 years. Don't count back in the 1980s since the dealer gave me a membership that I didn't do anything with. HOG was new and he was a friend, we were both members of the same motorcycle club. I joined HOG for two reasons. I went to CBA events and couldn't get much info or anyone to give me an application. Took three years to get CBA going in Hickory area. Well, some of my real estate clients were in the HOG chapter. Since I don't play golf, I figured the HOG chapter was a way to network and riding is fun. Once we got CBA going I filled my logical position as the LC. I was also elected as the newsletter editor for the HOG chapter. So I became an officer in both the HOG and CBA chapters. Not a problem ... until I started giving the monthly Legislative Update at the HOG meetings and putting CBA stuff in the newsletter. Yes, most members wanted it. But Harley does not. And they read the chapter newsletters. You submit them. I was told by the dealer and the regional H-D HOG manager to stop talking about ABATE and legislative issues at the HOG meetings and in the newsletter. I did not stop, just made it less obvious. So they told me again and had some guy farther up the chain tell me. Then they sent me to HOG Primary Officer Training. Harley has excellent training for their chapter officers. As good a training conference as I've seen. And I have attended, assisted, taught, etc at several. I requested some private time with the legal folks. They insisted that I have some private time with them. They made it very clear that I was not to talk about ABATE and legislative issues with HOG members. HOG is there to sell motorcycles and accessories. Sell helmets. Don't fuss about them. I've heard the same thing from other folks who have discussed ABATE at HOG functions. Every year someone else from one of the local HOG chapters comes to our CBA meeting with, "People need to know about this. I want to get involved. I'm going to tell our folks about what's going on in Raleigh. etc ... etc..." They don't come back and stick with it. Remember, H-D and the other manufacturers fund the people who are trying to control motorcycling. They are friends with the insurance and health folks. They see ABATE as a problem. So go for it with HOG. Just be aware that you may get some strange feedback down stream. I believe it's usually best to have some intel about groups and such. I still get surprised. Like the fact that I have some local Blue Nights MC and a police chief in my Helmet Law Protestors and Riding Group. Doc
Had a very good day yesterday. Started out with a trip to Winston Salem to participate in a bowl a thon for the American Diabetes Research Foundation. The main work of this foundation is to find a cure. They raised about 10,000. Mark Enfield answered my post and said he would try to make it by so we could sit down and talk, but ran late and could'nt make it. Which is cool because we can get together at another time. On the way back to Asheville, Rep.Susan Fisher called me back and I got a meeting set up with her for April 2nd. Well I hauled ass to make it back to Asheville in time to attend a meeting of a Freemasons' Riding Club. They had asked me to come by and give a talk. I talked for over an hour about the legistation that we have fought in the past few years and legislation that we have ahead of us. All agreed in Freedom of choice on helmets even though some stated they would always wear one. I then talked about the red light bill. Some were apprehensive about this new law because they had heard about the notice that Henderson co. law enforcement had put out, stating that if an officer observed anyone turning left or going straight thru on red light, to ticket them and let them make their case in court. I informed that this was isolated and would be dealt with. I then talked about how we defeated the legislation two years ago seeking to make it illegal for anyone under the age of ten to ride on a motorcycle. I then talked about the learners permit bill, street gang prevention act, anti-disrimination legislation and The right of way bill. I then went on to federal legislation talking about Mary Peters, Hippa, The right to repair act, and federal anti-discrimination legislation. They were all very impressed, because they had no idea about some of this legislation aimed at motorcyclists. Some had only heard of CBA/ABATE as "THE HELMET PEOPLE". Got lucky, in that one of their members used to be a paid lobbyist, and emphasized the importance of contacting their reps. I then talked about our "Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Program. Several expressed interest in this program and getting involved. I then went back and discussed helmets in more detail. I explained the previous statute and the current one. I explained to them the several levels of conformity or rebelion that they could use. I explained the need to take cases to court to establish case law. One was a member of Smokey Mtn. HOG chapter and asked if I would come talk to that group. Another worked at Ghost Town Harley Davidson and wants me to come talk to some of their people. I figure about half will join my chapter. And I will most likely join this group since I am a Mason myself. That way I can keep them all informed and up to date. Most had also signed the petition at some locations I had left them, my only failing was that I forgot to take any with me to the meeting. All in all a good day for this Freedom Fighter. Roger F. Williams Jr., 32 Deg. AF & AM, PM Biltmore 446 Legislative Coordinator Buncombe Co. Chapter CBA/ABATE of NC "Freedom comes from knowing you have the power to change things" "Courage is taking the steps to bring about change" Support Your Motorcycle Rights Organizations Or Lose Your Rights As You Know Them CBA/ABATE of NC: http://www.cba-abatenc.orgMRF: http://www.mrf.orgAMA : http://www.ama-cycle.orgSolR (Sons of Liberty Riders) : http://www.solriders.netBOLT of the CAROLINAS ( http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/boltcarolinas/) NC BIKE-PAC : PATRIOT GAURD RIDERS : http://www.PatriotGuard.org
NOTICE TO ARRESTING OFFICER WITH MIRANDA WARNING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The individual you have placed under arrest and have in your custody is working in the capacity of a Civil Rights Investigator. He/She demands all their rights at all times and does not waive any of their rights, including the right to personal time and property at any time. You are hereby Noticed and Warned that from the time you detained me your actions have been scrutinized. Every illegal and/or unlawful action you take will be documented for civil and criminal prosecution forthcoming under USC Title 18, Title 28, and Title 42, 1983. This NOTICE is made in good faith. AS TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS: After you have given your name, badge number, rank and proof of agency, you will have the right to remain silent. Anything you say from that point forward can and will be used against you in the form of criminal affidavits and civil sanctions. You have the right to counsel present during any interrogations or civil disclosure. DEMANDS TO BE MET BY ARRESTING OFFICER TO AVOID CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES 1. Warrant-less Arrest: You are not to arrest me unless you have seen me commit an arrestable act or omission, or have exigent circumstances to cause the arrest. If you are arresting me without a warrant, you must IMMEDIATELY take me before a judicial officer of competent jurisdiction, to determine whether the arrest was lawful, or if there was probable cause for the arrest, pursuant to clearly established law. This demand must be met prior to booking. If you do not comply with this Demand you will be sued. The Supreme Court has held that the courts are open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred sixty five days a year. 2. If you improperly arrest me without a warrant in your possession, or with a warrant that does not comply with The Fourth Amendment requirements, you will be sued in your INDIVIDUAL capacity. 3. Arrest Upon Warrant: the arrest warrant must be in your possession. An affidavit and probable cause statement attached to the warrant as subscribed in The Fourth Amendment to The Constitution for the united States of America must support it. The arrest shall not be based upon hearsay, unless supported by a warrant accompanied by a bona fide affidavit. Said warrant and affidavit must be based upon first-hand knowledge of the Affiant charging me with a felony or other infamous crime. I must be allowed the right to face my accuser. If you deny me that right it will be a violation of The Sixth Amendment, and if you act unreasonably in your investigation or use excessive force, it will b! e a violation of The Fourth Amendment, both of which violate established law. 4. If it is determined later that the warrant wasw invalid, you will be held liable for false arrest and sued in your OFFICIAL capacity. 5. You may not take any of my property or wrongfully convert any of my property, such as my personal photograph or my fingerprints without written authority. Such is granted only after an adversary proceeding which complies completely with The Fifth and The Fourteenth Amendment due process rights, concluded with a signed order by a judicial officer of competent jurisdiction ordering the taking of said property. 6. I must be given a phone call forthwith to contact my outside counsel or friend. 7. I must be given pencil, paper and adequate access to a law library, to prepare my "habeas corpus." IF YOU IGNORE THESE WARNINGS, it will show bad faith on your part and prima facie evidence of your deliberate indifference to Constitutionally mandated rights. A copy of this instrument will be prima facie evidence of your bad faith. You are a Public Servant, and as such you are expected to treat me with due respect. This NOTICE has been submitted upon demand of a ‘drivers license,’ ‘registration,’ ‘proof of insurance,’ or any other State issued privilege, permit or license and therefore is a mandatory part of the official record of any ensuing action and MUST be introduced as prima facie evidence in said action. It will be noted that willful suppression of evidence is a felony. Any cause for action will result in a lawsuit under USC Title 18, Title 28, and Title 42, 1983. Subscribed on ___________________, 20_____. _______________________________________ Sui Juris, Belligerent Claimant ---------------------------------- PROOF OF SERVICE Presented on ________________, 20________ to officer__________________________________________ Badge #____________________________ ___________________________________________________ Sui Juris, Belligerent Claimant
REPEAL THE NORTH CAROLINA MOTORCYCLE HELMET LAW! We, the undersigned, urge the members of the NC General Assembly and our state’s Governor to repeal the NC Helmet Law for motorcyclists and their passengers. NC statute GS20-140.04 (a) Date: Print Name Phone # Signature E-mail Street City, Zip Print Name Signature Street Phone # E-mail City, Zip Print Name Street Signature Phone # City, Zip E-mail Street Signature Print Name City, Zip Phone # E-mail Street Signature Print Name Phone # E-mail City, Zip Signature Street Print Name E-mail Phone # City, Zip Street Print Name Signature E-mail Phone # City, Zip Street Signature Print Name City, Zip Phone # E-mail Street Signature Print Name City, Zip Phone # E-mail
At our monthly meeting last night I was informed by one of our
members, that he had run into a couple guys from Georgia, at
McDonalds. They had just been ticketed for non-conforming helmets,
and were looking for somewhere to buy DOT helmets. He gave them
directions to two different stores and then asked if they were going
to come back and fight the tickets. They replied that they would just
pay the ticket. They said that they could not afford to loose work
just to fight a helmet ticket. Sad, but that is going to happen to
lot of out of state bikers.
WE had Doc Ski at our last meeting in Dec. to talk about all the
legislation that the CBA has been working on. I started off my part
of the meeting asking if anyone had anymore questions on the new
helmet law. I then explained to everyone that were several paths to
take in choosing what to wear. You can either bow down and buy a DOT
helmet and hope that it has passed testing. To be little rebelious
you can then remove the DOT sticker.You can put a DOT Sticker on your
current helmet, especially if your wearing a beanie. You can wear
what you have been wearing. But I warned them that this is going to
be a battle. And they had to decide their path. I then remined them
the only way other states have won this battle is through civil
disobedience. I then informed them, as Fred pointed out,that the
burden of proof is on the court and the officer. Everyone there also
knows about the assistance available to fight the tickets. I also
lucked out and aquired an assistant. My goal now till the open of the
new session is to schedule some meeting with our local reps at their
home offices.
I also lucked out and was forwared a request from a local radio
station to do an interview concerning the new helmet law. She is
supposed to call me sometime today for the interview. Hopefully I can
pull of well informed overview of all the flaws in the law. wish me
luck.
NEWS-TIMES ~ By Helen Outland MOREHEAD CITY ‹ A new motorcycle helmet law is going into effect Tuesday, but some riders and even a safety official have concerns with its implementation. While some riders just don¹t like the fact that they are being mandated to wear a specific type of helmet, Matt Shamblin, state director of the Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Program and a resident here in Carteret , said there are deficiencies with the law that make it difficult to comply with. The law states that riders of motorcycles and mopeds, as well as their passengers, must wear safety helmets approved by the state commissioner of motor vehicles on their heads, with a retention strap properly secured. The helmets must also comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards. The new law has created its own controversy among riders. ³Let those who ride decide,² said rider Dan Ropp of Newport concerning helmet models. ³Most of those making these laws don¹t even ride.² Mr. Ropp¹s father David said fatal accidents, despite helmet design, are the exception and not the rule. ³Helmets are tested only up to 35 mph,² he said. ³I firmly believe in wearing a helmet, but to what degree are you protected at higher speeds anyway?¹ Both Ropps wonder what bureaucrats will come up with next as safety requirements for riders. ³Where are they going next?² asked the senior Ropp. ³Are they going to expect us to wear steel-toed boots?² According to the National Highway and Traffic Administration, head injury is the leading cause of death in motorcycle accidents. It estimates helmets saved the lives of 15,000 riders in a 20-year study. According to Mr. Shamblin, the old law states all ³approved² helmets must be on a list compiled by the commissioner of the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. ³The commissioner never produced said list,² Mr. Shamblin said. ³Therefore no helmet can be judged illegal under the current law because there is no list from which it may be excluded.² The new law states all helmets used on the roads of North Carolina must meet the requirements of FMVSS 218, a manufacturing standard to which a limited sample of all production h |
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