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  • #31
    The helmet has saved my life once, hence I would strongly advocate it... always.

    As for high speeds, I am a criminal. I do 120 when I am supposed to do 60. But that's the need for speed.

    Why make it worse by not wearing an helmet... coz sooner or later you will crash, no matter what your speed is.

    The helmet keeps death a few centimeters away, but it can do just that... and not everything.
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    • #32
      Contrary to popular belief the 'Speeding' rules in India were defined at a time when bulls used to pull the carts.... higher speed than those would have been catastrophic to the bulls health. That would have incurred the wrath of our National God. The Cow!

      With the new age machines I guess the rules need ammendment, but in a country which still thinks homosexuality is curable and is a disease, all we could do is wait and hope (or may be fast, coz that seems to be working offlate)

      PS: But yeah I still agree wearing a helmet or race spec suit has got nothing to do in being an idiot OR sharing the road with such idiots.
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      • #33
        When the helmet law was passed here, the only protest that came was a petition to the high court exempting people with neck related problems from wearing it and a lot of angry people about how helmet costs had gone up after the law was made.I used to think how will i ride with a pot on my head.Now i cant even go to the shop without that pot.There is no arguing the fact that wearing a helmet increases the chances of one surviving a crash.

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        • #34
          Puneites have certainly become a lot better at abiding traffic laws.....but occasionally you do see that poser on a busa with no helmet going at30 with a big smile on his face.....next time i see some1 doing that i'm gonna overtake him leave no braking distance whatsoever for him and stop my bike out of the blue...... :-) lets see him handle that huge bike when it skids even a little.......lol.... just kidding

          sorrry for going O.T.
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          • #35
            Originally posted by xionite View Post
            there have been biking related deaths even when a helmet was worn.
            That's true...........and the most shocking thing is that I have witnessed this in person.........well when the time comes the call would be answered despite we want it or not.It is the same whether we are going over speed or under speed and traffic won't let us maintain a safer recommended speed,numerous road users, and all behaving as if they have no knowledge of each other. Moreover,there are bad roads and blindly speeding vehicles from back.....to back it up.

            But in my own case, very recently my helmet did save me from a certain head and face injury...........so whatever else be the case, my faith in that lid has increased more than ever.It also saved the lower part of my face a couple of years ago.

            In the West, people die of speeds.In our country.........speed being the last reason.
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            • #36
              Originally posted by MACH50 View Post
              In the West, people die of speeds.In our country.........speed being the last reason.
              Rightly said.. Also in west the accident happens mostly because of the rider's mistake. We cannot say the same for india. It depends on the people around you.

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              • #37
                most accidents that i have seen have been because of sudden braking because the fool in front of you wants to shift lanes without any signals.......all manufacturers should start providing ABS on the scooters and bikes as a standard feature..........this would drastically reduce accidents.........
                Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!' -Hunter S. Thompson

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Prabhakar150 View Post
                  It depends on the people around you.
                  That's the point....

                  Originally posted by revvhard View Post
                  the fool in front of you
                  The sad story of Indian motorists,goes without mention.........
                  Last edited by MACH50; 07-06-2011, 12:39 PM.
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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by eliksir View Post
                    Wonder what happened to the protest. did they stop it ?
                    No, they did not stop the protest. Their actual point is that, "helmet is a good thing, and we should all wear it by choice, not by force".
                    In other words, they favor helmet but being the free birds they are, they're against the formation of laws on the matter.

                    Have a look at the news report, and the opinion of the protesters:

                    YouTube - ‪Motorcyclist in Helmet Protest Hits Head, Dies‬‏
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                    • #40
                      ^^ Then protest by all means, just wear the helmets while doing so!

                      It seems, these guys just dont have anything worthwhile to protect inside their head!
                      Your biking tells a lot about the person you are!

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                      • #41
                        Im a punite,ride around 30kms everyday and wear a helmet.But overall better riding gear is almost as important as getting a helmet.Will definitely get it once im better able to afford it.
                        Just my 2 cents

                        RIP to that renegade dude

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by xionite View Post
                          why does everyone get so self-righteous when it comes to the helmet law???

                          riding above the speed limit is also a law to ensure "your" safety.

                          how many out there who follow speed limits ardently too???

                          (99.9% of all top speeds posted on this website were done on public roads.)

                          there have been biking related deaths even when a helmet was worn.

                          wearing/not wearing a helmet has nothing to do with being an idiot.

                          .
                          I agree no one has the right to call anyone else an idiot (on a public forum anyway).

                          However, based on the highlighted points you made, are you saying..

                          1. If you break one law(speeding), why even follow the other.
                          2. If wearing helmet doesnt guarantee you will not die, why even wear it.

                          ?

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by Hyperion View Post
                            However, based on the highlighted points you made, are you saying..
                            1. If you break one law(speeding), why even follow the other.
                            nope. i'm not saying that at all.

                            what i'm saying is...
                            have you ever seen a "tsk tsk tsk" or a "shame shame"... "not cool"...
                            "that's an idiotic way to commit suicide"... "hopelessly ridiculous"...
                            "stupidity is a right"... etc... when someone posts how fast they were riding???

                            i'll frame your question a bit differently...
                            if you keep one law(wearing a helmet), why not follow the other too?

                            Originally posted by Hyperion View Post
                            2. If wearing helmet doesnt guarantee you will not die, why even wear it?
                            i'm not saying that.

                            a helmet is one of the most important pieces of safety gear on a motorbike...

                            please wear one.

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by xionite View Post
                              nope. i'm not saying that at all.

                              what i'm saying is...
                              have you ever seen a "tsk tsk tsk" or a "shame shame"... "not cool"...
                              "that's an idiotic way to commit suicide"... "hopelessly ridiculous"...
                              "stupidity is a right"... etc... when someone posts how fast they were riding???

                              i'll frame your question a bit differently...
                              if you keep one law(wearing a helmet), why not follow the other too?



                              i'm not saying that.

                              a helmet is one of the most important pieces of safety gear on a motorbike...

                              please wear one.

                              .
                              The reason why some of us exceed top speed limits is due to lack of racetracks or proper places to push our machines and get the rush. If I want to enjoy full power while following city rules, I can't shift beyond first 2 gears which would be enough to show 60 kmph on my P180...
                              Even otherwise, most of the speeding is done on open highways and not in cities. I did 131 when my ride was sprocketed, but it was on an open highway, with no trucks on my way that evening.

                              We wear helmet, because it serves 2 purposes: Fulfilling the law, and protecting ourselves. But frankly speaking, my real reason is the protection of my head and not law.

                              But a very good question is raised by you, xionite bro.
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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post
                                The reason why some of us exceed top speed limits is due to lack of racetracks or proper places to push our machines and get the rush.

                                So, true and honest opinion.

                                Moreover in an overpopulated nation like ours, no speed limit is safe.
                                There will always be something around to mess with the vehicle dynamics and travel even at slow speeds.Also,slower speeds gives very low momentum to the vehicle and if it is a two-wheeler, it is always prone to mishaps.

                                We stay here and we all invariably desire bikes which are made to perform at AutoBahn.So whats the use of even dreaming them if the speed limit is all the concern.

                                Afterall, Autobahn(road without any speed limit) exists on our earth and not on another human-less planet.
                                People need some road manners and not speed limits.

                                Helmet increases the two-wheeler rider's chances.......it always will.
                                Once control a vehicular speed and stay safe, but one can never control an unexpected injury to the head.
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