Snell helmets

[yellowrosefarm]

Back in the 80's my drive to work was all rural back roads with very little traffic. One morning I came up on an accident scene at a stop sign. Pickup truck half way through the intersection with a motorcyle imbedded in the front fender. Motorcycle rider laying under a sheet way down the road. Helmet didn't save him when he ran the stop sign at a very high rate of speed.  Then, in the early 2000's my wife and I were out on a Sunday drive on a 2 lane US highway, when a guy on a HD passed us and a couple of more cars in front. Not riding crazy or all that fast, but he didn't see the dump truck a couple of miles up the road that was stopped for a left turn. It was in the sun/shade line and painted black with no working signal light. When we got there, the bike was stuffed in the duals, and he was about 50' back where he had bounced off the truck from the impact. Half Helmet didn't save him either.

[vtfireman85]

2 hours ago, New Englander said:

kids would say "but I'm going to be in a car!" to which I responded "what if it breaks down?" Hopefully it sunk in.

My brother had a girlfriend that used to show up in shorts and a Tshirt in January, driving a 20+ year old car. I used to give her crap, one day I was on my way home late from a meeting, there’s Molly beside the road, about froze solid, cell phone didn’t work and she wasn’t dressed to walk. 
I hope she remembers a coat next time. 

[Dirt_Floor_Poor]

I get more worked up when I see a semi driver in sandals than some woman on a motorcycle wearing them. Neither one knows what they are doing. 

[FoxrunFarms02]

On 4/9/2026 at 5:48 AM, New Englander said:

One of my peeves too. 

Another one: People in sandals or no shoes on an airplane. Wear real shoes for TO and landing! It's rare and chances are you'll never need to get out of a plane in a hurry but $hit happens! Tires blow, engines fail, going down an escape slide in bare feet into a puddle of fuel or snow in bare feet is gonna suck. As a young mechanic waiting on the Jetway to get to work on the late arrival that had to go out on the early flight I always marveled at the passengers who got off in sandals and shorts at -10 after landing in a snow storm who were surprised it was cold. What if you had to evacuate after a runway excursion with no shoes in the snow? It convinced me that besides sucking people are stupid. Not all, of course. I'm heartened when people rise to the occasion. Rant over.

Granted cowboy boots and jeans were all I wore since 3rd grade but I'm not a fan of sandals or crocs. 

Sadly I'll admit ( use it against me) I use to browse Farmer's only. There was a chic on there in yoga pants and flip flops out in a sloppy cow yard ........didn't think that was too farmerish......or smart. 

In high school the farm I worked on the farmers son was trying to get involved. Unloading small bales one night the dad made the son come out to help with the last 2 dozen.......of course comes out in knee high socks, shorts and flip flops......

Plowing commercial parking lots in the winter time for a past employer the guys came in wearing pajama bottoms and loafers. I figured they never planned on getting out to shovel walks, or adjust the plow or fix anything.

At work the guys laugh at me bringing a back pack. I got extra gloves, a hoodie, socks and jeans in it. You never know what might get wet, or ripped.

 

[hardtail]

On 4/7/2026 at 6:37 AM, vtfireman85 said:

One thing I hadn’t thought of, being Canadian, they may have pulled helmet regulations as part of the assisted suicide program. 

Unfortunately it's almost getting that bad up here, 65 and over if your going to see a doctor you will be asked about if Maid would solve your problems with their organ harvest team ready

[hardtail]

On 4/7/2026 at 6:37 AM, vtfireman85 said:

One thing I hadn’t thought of, being Canadian, they may have pulled helmet regulations as part of the assisted suicide program. 

Unfortunately it's almost getting that bad up here, 65 and over if your going to see a doctor you will be asked about if Maid would solve your problems with their organ harvest team ready

[vtfireman85]

46 minutes ago, hardtail said:

Unfortunately it's almost getting that bad up here, 65 and over if your going to see a doctor you will be asked about if Maid would solve your problems with their organ harvest team ready

No joke. 

[New Englander]

10 hours ago, yellowrosefarm said:

Back in the 80's my drive to work was all rural back roads with very little traffic. One morning I came up on an accident scene at a stop sign. Pickup truck half way through the intersection with a motorcyle imbedded in the front fender. Motorcycle rider laying under a sheet way down the road. Helmet didn't save him when he ran the stop sign at a very high rate of speed.  Then, in the early 2000's my wife and I were out on a Sunday drive on a 2 lane US highway, when a guy on a HD passed us and a couple of more cars in front. Not riding crazy or all that fast, but he didn't see the dump truck a couple of miles up the road that was stopped for a left turn. It was in the sun/shade line and painted black with no working signal light. When we got there, the bike was stuffed in the duals, and he was about 50' back where he had bounced off the truck from the impact. Half Helmet didn't save him either.

Stupidity makes for good organ donors. Fortunately the stupid part doesn't and can't be transplanted anyway.  

[Sask466]

Organ donation is an opt-in process in our province, and I believe the family/next of kin is contacted to validate the person wishes.  
 

I haven’t heard of person being encouraged into MAID by a physician. 

[hardtail]

It is part of the conversation led by the physician as an option after 65 as part of resolving your ailment, multiple testimonies in AB, another is previous employers continuing to pay your prior life insurance premiums after termination to collect on your policy to offset or even profit on their employer costs unknown to you and your family

[acem]

They have a motorcycle rally here this weekend. Steel horse rally Fort Smith Arkansas.

Bikes everywhere.

No helmets 

All legal here.

[Reichow7120]

On 4/6/2026 at 6:04 PM, Mark (EC,IN) said:

What are we talking about here, motorcycle riders?

If so,  I'd say yes,  don't think most states are that picky.

Heck, a bunch of states don't require you to wear a helmet. If you are wearing a helmet. They are going to be impressed by that. 

[Diesel Doctor]

On 4/7/2026 at 5:42 AM, New Englander said:

Many years ago and being a junior FO I was on call for organ flights. The donor was often a young motorcyclist riding with no helmet. The docs who were going to do the transplant were the docs harvesting the organ and were like us going to the salvage yard. Like we want the wires and hoses and to look at how it's installed they were doing the same.

I've been in two MC incidents. A helmet saved me for one of those, the other was simply a lot of road rash.

At the time my brain was my second favorite organ but I still had the sense to wear a helmet. 

A guy was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

He said those waiting as a hopeful transplant recipient would watch the helicopters come in Sunday afternoon. 

These were the weekend victims of the nasty wrecks. 

They would then get accessed and determined if they could be saved.

If not, they hoped the family would allow organ harvesting for those waiting for a transplant. 

This is life, and death.