[wplug] OT: Risk management (helmet laws)

[Poyner, Brandon]

I won't refute your point that people in cars need to pay more attention
and use better judgment.  But I've also seen motorcyclists using just as
bad judgment.  The most blatant bad judgment I can recall was a
motorcyclist doing a wheelie on the interstate at 65mph+ while
tailgating a car in rush hour traffic.  How exactly is that motorcyclist
going to steer or stop if conditions change just a little?  Yes, the guy
was a complete bonehead, but that kind of dare devil attitude of a small
percentage of motorcyclists can make the whole community look bad.  It's
in the motorcycling community's best interest to convince these people
not to needlessly endanger themselves and others on public roads.

$.02

Brandon Poyner
Network Engineer III
CCAC - College Office
412-237-3086

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wplug-bounces+bpoyner=ccac.edu at wplug.org 
> [mailto:wplug-bounces+bpoyner=ccac.edu at wplug.org] On Behalf 
> Of O'Connor, Michael P.
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:23 AM
> To: billings at negate.org; General user list
> Subject: RE: [wplug] OT: Risk management (helmet laws)
> 
> Well Billings some good may yet come of this (boy am I going to get
> flamed)  But it is possible that after this drivers of cars might be
> aware of bikers.  In the past I have noticed that car drivers are to
> busy eating, reading news papers, watching TV what ever to 
> car about who
> else is on the road, but today (the day after the accident) was a much
> more pleasant ride in, I had no close calls the drivers seemed to have
> seen me today, I think it is because they are still thinking about the
> accident of yesterday, I just hope this will leave a lasting 
> impression
> and not be over in one day.
> 
> Michael P. O'Connor
> US&S 
> Office: 412-688-2491 
> Cell: 412-498-0667
> mpoconnor at switch.com