I wasn't trying to inflame anyone at all. See post number 3 which was posted before all of this.

When I was enlisted in the Marine Corps, I was an Aviation Life Support Systems tech. We worked on all the stuff the aircrew wore before hopping into the birds; oxygen masks, parachute harnesses, helmets (yes I said it), g suits, etc.
I see where you're coming from with the helmets laws or lack there of. The aviator helmets afford no protection whatsoever, they are worn just to mount an oxygen mask, microphone, and earphones.

But what if you encounter a situation where you lay the bike down, get so roadrash on the back and sides. Wouldn't a helmet help then? I wouldn't want the side of my face ripped of when I can skid on the piece of plastic.

When I used the word "Moron" the picture in my mind are all of those; well let's face it, morons; that feel the need to ride @ 120 in traffic, pop a wheelie, ride it, the sit the bike back down and weave in an out of traffic just because they can. There is nothing you can say to defend this, and they are morons. At the same time, these people are usually "kids"

A lot of instructors at my school are riders, expierienced riders @ that. There's a piece of road that a lot of them ride together on, one of them is on a Hayabusa, but the rest are cruisers and whatnot. Biggest thing is age, they're older and not all over the place like some of the videos you can see on streetfire.net. When I think of a Moron on a bike, the picture in my mind isn't of the stereotyped "Hell's Angel" old guy, tattoo ridden, leather chaps, hasn't had a haircut in 20 years on a Harley. These guys you rarely hear about in traffic accidents if ever. It's that young punk kid on a Gixxer in and out of traffic riding like an @$$hat.

My point is simple; cars are dangerous AND bikers are dangerous. If you're out on the road then you take responsibility for how you drive/ride because while drivers are afforded protection of their own vehicle, us construction workers on the side of the road, or in the air on a ladder/bucket truck really have very little protection due to the lay of the land. We can't always park our truck to protect us.

All is well