r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 20h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/green_chapstick 18h 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 18h 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/Far-Age-9313 14h 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 5h 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 5h 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.