In a horrible bit of bad timing, 55-year-old Philip A. Contos of Parish, N.Y. was on a motorcycle ride when he had to hit his brakes hard, fishtailing his 1983 Harley and ended up flipping over his handlebars and landed on his head on the pavement.
For Mr. Contos family, friends and associates, this is a horrible loss indeed and my most heart-felt condolences go out to everyone involved. But the circumstances surrounding his accident is nothing but full-fledged irony.
Philip was on a pseudo-organized motorcycle ride in protest of helmet laws. The group was riding with no helmets to make a statement. Sadly, their statement was lost in the noise.
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Brusimm Opinion:
This is just an opinion and in no way reflects that I think anyone should change their ways if they feel so strongly, but I just don’t get what the big deal is with wearing a helmet, in the off-chance that it can save your life.
I’m going to diverge off into bicycle riding for a moment here and say that despite the slight annoyance that a helmet presents to a wearer, I don’t mind.
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