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What the Hell is Wrong with Florida? Part 7.
I live in Daytona Beach and every October the city which I entrust with my life to maintain order goes and hosts an event called Biketober Fest-- Yeah, it's as redneck as it sounds. The city becomes inundated by motorcyclists of all types, more than doubling the city's population in a couple nights. Most of these bikers are just coming around to have a good time, but a good number are the aggressive, "look at how riced up I can get my shit" types, recklessly careening down my streets, speeding past on the right, violating noise ordinances, and riding crotch rockets which mass about 200 kg. My car easily masses five times that amount, and we all know enough physics to realize that, ultimately, most gross tonnage has the right of way. If I get into an accident with you, my Kia will beat up your Katana.
Now, my gripe: Florida frequently sets up "Click it or Ticket" traps; if you are not buckled up, you get a ticket! Why would they do that? So why the fuck did that same Florida repeal the helmet law? Yeah, riders can ride around without helmets as long as they have sufficient insurance.
... ... ... WTF?
In short, these are dumbasses (except the dude on the left in the orange-- he's got it right):
I don't know how my state have such an incredible double-standard. Do they not have any consideration to the car owners who will ultimately be the ones who have to wash the blood off their cars' rear windshield? Forcing a biker to wear a helmet at least makes the biker deal with the biker's blood. So now, not only am I worried that I'll be doing 35 MPH down Nova one of these nights on my way home from the lab and, while getting ready to move over to the rightmost lane, intercepting some fucko doing 75 MPH on his two-wheeler, I can add being charged with vehicular manslaughter to my list of worries because that dumbass won't be wearing a helmet.
I think I hate people.
I live in Daytona Beach and every October the city which I entrust with my life to maintain order goes and hosts an event called Biketober Fest-- Yeah, it's as redneck as it sounds. The city becomes inundated by motorcyclists of all types, more than doubling the city's population in a couple nights. Most of these bikers are just coming around to have a good time, but a good number are the aggressive, "look at how riced up I can get my shit" types, recklessly careening down my streets, speeding past on the right, violating noise ordinances, and riding crotch rockets which mass about 200 kg. My car easily masses five times that amount, and we all know enough physics to realize that, ultimately, most gross tonnage has the right of way. If I get into an accident with you, my Kia will beat up your Katana.
Now, my gripe: Florida frequently sets up "Click it or Ticket" traps; if you are not buckled up, you get a ticket! Why would they do that? So why the fuck did that same Florida repeal the helmet law? Yeah, riders can ride around without helmets as long as they have sufficient insurance.
... ... ... WTF?
In short, these are dumbasses (except the dude on the left in the orange-- he's got it right):
I don't know how my state have such an incredible double-standard. Do they not have any consideration to the car owners who will ultimately be the ones who have to wash the blood off their cars' rear windshield? Forcing a biker to wear a helmet at least makes the biker deal with the biker's blood. So now, not only am I worried that I'll be doing 35 MPH down Nova one of these nights on my way home from the lab and, while getting ready to move over to the rightmost lane, intercepting some fucko doing 75 MPH on his two-wheeler, I can add being charged with vehicular manslaughter to my list of worries because that dumbass won't be wearing a helmet.
I think I hate people.