[wplug] OT: Risk management (helmet laws)

[Shane Liesegang]

Out here in California, it's legal for motorcyclists to drive between 
lanes on the freeways. It's a good way to scoot through traffic when 
it's stopped, I suppose, but it seems like a terribly unnecessary risk 
-- there have been plenty of times where I've been about to change 
lanes, but had a motorcycle zoom by me at the last second out of 
nowhere. If I was a little less cautious in checking my mirrors, it 
could have been disastrous.

In this case, California's helmet law is quite strict, but then we go 
and let them do things that just make it that much more dangerous.

	- SJML

Poyner, Brandon wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
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