whyznott's Blog

First of all, I think that most motorcycle riders are operating their vehicles safely and have more to concerned about from the actions of people in cars than they do from themselves.

That said, yesterday I was on 422 coming back from the KOP Mall, and was in some traffic when a kid on a motorcycle came up behind me and started to tail-gate me.

There was no where for me to go, as I was passing cars in the slow lane, and did not want to tail-gate the car in front of me, but this kid was right on my back bumper, and I noticed he did not have a helmet on.

First of all, I wonder what possessed someone on a motorcycle to tail-gate, as all I would need to do in an accident is to replace my back windown and bumper?  I mean, is it that important to get to your destination a few minutes sooner (and risk not getting there at all)?

Secondly, I wondered if the mortality rate among motorcycle riders has gone up since the helmet law has been abolished in PA?