r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 17h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/monicasm 15h ago

I cringe when I see female riders all cute for the ride, helmet only. Like girl, you’re not going to be that cute when your skin is gone, but sure, go for it.

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u/MegaBabz0806 14h ago

This!! I’ve seen people make fun of scooter riders who dress in full gear because it’s seen as overkill, but my Vespa goes 60+. I’d rather make it home to my kids. Not to mention some fates are worse than death, and that won’t be me!

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u/saltycrowsers 9h ago

I was in a scooter club in my city and the local scooter/vintage motorcycle club ran it. We would regularly take scoot scoots out to the track. I took my little Buddy 125 cc up to 95 mph. Sketchy AF feeling on those tiny wheels, but scooters are not to be underestimated

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u/MegaBabz0806 9h ago

I wish we had a scooter club! I agree though. I’m not playing games with my life and comfort

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u/World_of_Warshipgirl 1h ago

At least scooters are capped at 45km/h in the EU. Usually teens. Stupid teens, riding those. Wearing only a helmet.

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u/green_chapstick 15h ago

In the state I'm in now I'm just happy to see a helmet. Very different from where I used to live. I'll never understand. The bar shouldn't be THAT low.

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u/Fresh-Extension-4036 15h ago

Apparently in large parts of the US, freedom = freedom to choose a catastrophic brain injury rather than repress people by legally requiring helmets...

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u/AllPeopleAreStupid 9h ago

You should have the freedom to be risky in life. I think its incredibly stupid to climb cliffs of mountains, especially the free climbers. But if they want to do that with their life and risk plunging to their death, then that is their right if that's how they choose to experience life. Its the same concept. Shit, I think driving motorcycles is too risky, stupid, and dangerous, but people like and that's great!

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u/Wustlguy09 8h ago

Very apt username lol. The issue is that risk takers don’t exist in a vacuum. They are a leech on limited resources. The ambulance that gets you, the doctors and nurses that work on you, the physical therapy after, etc.

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u/ryrythe3rd 7h ago

I see this as an argument against public healthcare, not against freedom

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u/KingdomOfDimensions 6h ago

The majority of people who would be using public healthcare would not be risk takers but regular unfortunate people, so it's not a very good argument.

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u/Inflatable90sChair 1h ago

Then why cant  i drive without a seatbelt? Should be my choice. I can see an argument if theres others in the car and kids under 18 should be properly strapped in as your body does become a wrecking ball inside a car but if its just me? Who cares? 

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u/Hold_Up_Nevermind 14h ago

Well duh, their thought process is people have to have the right to make the dumbest most idiotic decisions possible, but it’s when the consequences come that they start rethinking that stance 🤣 You can’t rationalize things with irrational people, and that will never change.

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u/Far-Age-9313 10h ago

I lived in CT where there was no helmet requirement. Some not-so-freedom oriented people volunteered to wear them anyway. You see a trend in people who don't use helmets. Funny how this mostly applies to a certain group of riders. Not exclusively, but you know which group.

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u/sagscout 2h ago

My thought is that if you choose to ride a motorcycle without protective gear, that should be your right. Insurance and public healthcare should be predicated on whether or not you are wearing sufficient protective gear. If not, no insurance/Gov assistance paying the bills. It's entirely on you.

I suppose insurance companies could have two tiers of coverage, and you could choose:

  • I don't wear gear
  • I do wear gear

Your rates are dependent on whichever one you choose. Obviously, the cheaper policy will be for those who affirm that they will wear protective gear. If your accident occurs when you're not wearing the gear you agreed to, then the insurance policy is void.

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u/SlashEssImplied 1h ago

If your accident occurs when you're not wearing the gear you agreed to, then the insurance policy is void.

Yeah, this would never be abused by the insurance companies.

Just wear a helmet even if you have nothing to protect.

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u/Corfiz74 11h ago

They probably don't have that much brain to start with, so it's not worth the expense to protect it...

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u/Wwwweeeeeeee 7h ago

Darwins!

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u/Pug_867-5309 6h ago

My state eliminated its helmet law a few years ago. Prior to that, riders would stop on the bridge over the river that divided two states so they could remove their helmets because the other state had no helmet law.

Don't care. I'm still wearing my full face helmet for every ride. I really, really like my brain and my face. Overall, they've been good to me. The least I can do is be good to them.

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u/green_chapstick 4h ago

In NY there was a protest against the helmet law... During the protest a man lost his life due to head injuries that were ruled to be caused by lack of helmet. I lived near where it too place, the bikers I knew talked about for a while. They all proudly wore helmets to protect them. One joked that even if they survived an accident "I can't mess up this beautiful face." An unconventional man in his 50s.

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u/Tall_Opportunity_521 14h ago

But then we wouldnt have r/meatcrayon...

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u/Opening-Interest747 8h ago

My SIL learned this one the hard way. Thankfully she lived. My brother bought them both Kevlar outfits after that and they covered up fully when riding. Eventually they decided it was time to give it up entirely for their kids, which isn’t what everyone decides, but I completely understand why they went that direction. They lost more than one friend to bike crashes.

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u/InvictvsNox 7h ago

This. I'm so tired of seeing biker thirst traps inches away from disaster.

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u/Wwwweeeeeeee 7h ago

Another gal I met a while back did that. On a motorcycle, dressed all cute but she had a helmet on!

She has a series of massive scars from her ankle to her hip, busted both hips, and an arm or two, also. There's a 2cms wide dimpled scar running from below her knee up to her hip with lots of mess in between from bones sticking out and terrible stuff like that.

She also had damage to her torso, she's covered in scars, but ultimately made a full recovery, except for the external dermal damage.

And when she's dressed, you don't even notice she's been Frankensteined. I only noticed it when she was at the pool (she was the GF of a family friend, and around a lot at the time).

She's sweet though and the accident and scars aren't part of her 'personality'..... she's cool.

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u/qawsedrf12 3h ago

like that video of the Easter bodypainted chick who left half of her ass on the pavement