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Why is he wearing a dog house on his head??
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Why is he wearing a dog house on his head??
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You had a lazy adjuster. That's called a modified "swoop and squat." In a regular swoop and squat there's a 2nd vehicle in front of you then a 3rd vehicle swerves in front of them and locks up the brakes then flees the scene. You get blamed for following too close and the person in front of you is "guilt free." If I had someone describe what you did then they'd have to be lawyered up and I'd still drag it out for years in litigation. If they all had the same lawyer, doctor, and chiro I'd have it tied up indefinitely. Unless there was some reason for them to slam on the brakes - other car, kid in the road, etc - they're at fault and I'd make them go through their insurance. This is speaking as a former insurance adjuster, trainer, and manager.Well fellows it does get hot and humid down here on the gulf coast so you wear all the helmets you want.I was involved in a major accident,A one ton chevy passed me with 3 illegal aliens doing about 80 mph pulled in front of me by ten feet and slammed on the brakes.I had just shifted my M35a2 with a M35 frame a 109 box and 105.Into 5th There is no doubt that this was a set up.I guess these mutts knew that a 45 year old 13 ton rig with drum brakes could not stop quickly and my rig lettered with 82 airborne this made it clear.One word pooed(paycheck) into there little brain My insurance payed 3 times what that piece of crap was worth.And the owner was a mutt as well.A long story short is this wreck.It was so slow and non violent it was a surreal experience no helmet required .Al
Thanks for your quality input. I'm not too worried what other people think, I'm going to wear at least a bump helmet and that's just that, but, I am both surprised and entertained by the... latitude of opinions in the discussion.I can see a time and place for helmets in vehicles. I drive boats for a living, and required to wear a ballistic helmet. Now currently wear the ach, and 8 hours of that in the dynamic maritime environment coupled with comms headsets, we see a lot of neck injuries. But in our boats you need a helmet, it more plesent to put your head through the side windows with a helmet on, than with it off.
If if your going to be wheeling your Lmtv where you will be bounced around a lot, or your comms are helmet mounted or a mounting option for a go pro, then a helmet makes sense. If your in a roll over in the Lmtv the helmet may keep your head in one piece, but the rest of you is f-ed. I've worn a protec helmet wheeling the jeep more than once.
I could have used my motorcycle armor working on my truck last night, seemed to scrape my spine on sharp objects a few times getting to the alternator.
Rock on with your helmet on, it's your head, so the only opinion that matters is yours. And arc mounted headsets are game changers.
But it's okay if you're playing music so loud that the spot welds on your fenders are cracking....The state I live in it is not necessary to wear a helmet on a motorcycle. (I never ride without one. Too many years racing, seen and done a few things.) Wearing a helmet in a car or truck is illegal. They claim you won't hear or see emergency vehicles if you are wearing a helmet in a car or truck. Comms headsets are also not allowed.
As a firefighter, I assume most people don't hear me, thus all the reflective stripes and flashy lights. I assume there aren't any blind people driving, but I might be wrong on that...As usual these laws are state by state. Here in Washington state it is illegal (RCW 46.37.480) to wear a headset that covers both ears. I don't believe wearing a helmet while driving is illegal in my state, or anyways, I have never come across that law.
That said I've been wearing comms headsets for years driving, passed many cops, never had a problem. Like many laws it's just not enforced, at least not unless there is some other problem going on. It's also a law here that you need mud flaps down to the axle level and wheel arches that cover the tire and I can tell you there are many trucks on the road violating that. I've even had cops point it out to me, but never a ticket.
They are welcome to ticket me over hearing protection - my hearing protection and safety trumps their concerns (they let deaf people drive don't they) and I'd be happy to argue that. I'd argue the talk-through mitigates their concern about hearing emergency vehicles anyways.
Years of riding a motorcycle tell me you're wrong...As a firefighter, I assume most people don't hear me, thus all the reflective stripes and flashy lights. I assume there aren't any blind people driving, but I might be wrong on that...
That RCW leaves the com headsets as fine, as long as they're not hooked to a radio.As usual these laws are state by state. Here in Washington state it is illegal (RCW 46.37.480) to wear a headset that covers both ears. I don't believe wearing a helmet while driving is illegal in my state, or anyways, I have never come across that law.
That said I've been wearing comms headsets for years driving, passed many cops, never had a problem. Like many laws it's just not enforced, at least not unless there is some other problem going on. It's also a law here that you need mud flaps down to the axle level and wheel arches that cover the tire and I can tell you there are many trucks on the road violating that. I've even had cops point it out to me, but never a ticket.
They are welcome to ticket me over hearing protection - my hearing protection and safety trumps their concerns (they let deaf people drive don't they) and I'd be happy to argue that. I'd argue the talk-through mitigates their concern about hearing emergency vehicles anyways.
I was always 'concerned' that AMC had Braille on the controls on the drivers side of the Concord. And the Braille menus at a drive thru ATM or McDonalds....As a firefighter, I assume most people don't hear me, thus all the reflective stripes and flashy lights. I assume there aren't any blind people driving, but I might be wrong on that...
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