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A new program has been launched in Virginia to ensure motorcyclists get the proper treatment when they've been in an accident.
The program involves identification cards that are placed inside a rider's helmet. They contain life-saving information, emergency contacts and important medical information.
First responders who arrive at the scene of a cycle crash are alerted to the data by a sticker on the outer shell of the helmet, indicating the biker has the so-called rider alert card.
The program is a partnership with the Richmond Ambulance Authority, Bon Secours Virginia Health System and Motorcycle Virginia Inc.
The alert cards are available through the Virginia Motorcycle Dealers Association, the ambulance authority and through partnerships with Motorcycle Virginia.
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Money Would Be Better Spent On Awareness
I would rather see money put towards creating public awareness for drivers of vehicles to be more alert and more careful for people riding on motorcycles. As a rider myself, I have know many people who have been seriously injured or killed riding their bikes. The common denominator of these accidents is the drivers of the cars say, "I just didn't see them." I have had rider friends who are in law enforcement but have stopped riding because of having first hand knowledge of what happens to motorcyclist. With the price of gas rising, more and more people will be turning to bikes and more and more tragic accidents will occur.
Memories!
The last bike I was on had a foot clutch and a hand shift, you can figure out how long ago that was. After recovering from road rash, and other non-fatal incidences, I finally figured out that protecting a piece of machinery by surrounding it with one's body, rather than the other way around was for others. Y'all enjoy!
Florida has a choice law regarding helmets
In Florida you can forgo a helmet if the following conditions are met:
You need to be at least 21 years of age and have at least $10,000.00 worth of medical coverage insurance to be able to operate or be a passenger on a motorcycle without a helmet.
Insurance companies that offer this level of insurance:
a) Alpha Property and Casualty Insurance - they cover both rider and passenger b) Progressive Insurance Company - they cover both rider and passenger c) Dairyland Insurance
also if your health insurance policy does not exclude motorcycles and has at least $10,000.00 in healthcare benefits. If in doubt request a Certificate of Coverage from your insurance company.
Problem solved
Have all pertinent info tatted on the back of a hand.
common sense
I actually have a sticker on my helmet (for the good samaritan, EMTs know what to do and not what to do) in blaze orange that clearly states
In Case of Accident Do Not Remove Helmet.
I really don't want someone not trained in medical services (and is only trying to help) removing my helmet to find my donor ....ooops identification information.
Furthermore, I have no problem with someone searching my saddle bags for meds. and i.d., as there isn't anything in there that cannot withstand the light of day. And, if my scooter isn't completely trashed, moving it off the road where my family can pick it up later would be greatly appreciated as well, save the locality the towing expense.
ID tags inside helmets.
I have a sticker on my helmet that says "Helmet Laws Suck". If this commonwealth ever came to the point of repealing these archaic laws, this ID tag inside the helmet would be a moot point. I kind of like that idea.
My head...My choice. I'm a big fan of freedom of choice.
EXCEPT
Except that every piece of lifesaving equipment and personnel which would be called to the scene to assist you in your self-driven plight could very well be used to help someone who really wants and deserves to live. I am all for survival of the fittest. I'm also all for common sense, learning from mistakes and a little less government. But while firefighters, policemen and EMTS rush to your cracked cranium which could have been prevented by a DOT helmet, another emergency could be breakingout.
I pay for those services
And I pay taxes for those services so I have just as much right to them as anyone else. So, your point is pointless. What is it to you whether I wear a helmet or not. Does it hurt you? No!
DOT helmets provide only a 26% chance of surviving a head injury. Of those who do survive the head injury while wearing a DOT helmet are in a vegetative state? I would bet a large percentage.
My vote goes for instant death by head injury rather than a life of being a vegetable. At least my death is while doing something I love. If you want to prolong your life while in a vegetative state, that's your business.
I'm a big fan of "if you
I'm a big fan of "if you dont like it here, move"...go to Florida where they don't have helmet laws
Check your facts!
There are 3 states in the union that have no motorcycle helmet laws; Florida is NOT one of them.
"Twenty states and the District of Columbia have motorcycle helmet laws that require all riders to wear a helmet. Twenty-seven states have a motorcycle helmet law that only require some riders to wear a helmet. Three states (Illinois, Iowa, and New Hampshire) do not have a motorcycle helmet law." - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Do a little research before you blather useless inaccuracies.
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln