Parish man, protesting motorcycle helmet laws, dies from hea

[MinhDinh]

Town of Onondaga, NY – A Parish man who was participating in a motorcycle helmet protest ride was killed this afternoon when he went over the handlebars of his motorcycle and injured his head on the pavement, state police said.

Philip A. Contos, 55, of 45 East St., Parish, was not wearing a helmet while driving a 1983 Harley Davidson motorcycle south on Route 11 in Onondaga with a large group of other motorcyclists, troopers said.

About 1:30 p.m., troopers said, Contos hit his brakes, the motorcycle fishtailed and went out of control and Contos went over the handlebars.

Contos was taken to Upstate University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, troopers said.

Evidence at the scene and information from the attending physician indicate Contos would have survived if he had been wearing a Department of Transportation approved helmet, troopers said.

The protest in which Contos was riding was organized by American Bikers Aimed Towards Education, Trooper Jack Keller said.





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[Andy_Pagin]

A candidate for the Darwin award methinks.
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[Polarbear]

[MinhDinh]

I personally prefer helmets.

Riding without one feels way too fast after 30 for me, and my hair gets messed up. Loriel and all that.

Also my helmet saved me from a crack on my head after my first crash.
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[Black Knight]

LOL! Fucking idiot
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[Rogerborg]

Fairly unpleasant image from the scene follows.
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[daveg]

yes also keeps bugs out me teeth, wonder how many people changed thier minds about wearing helmets on the protest after he was killed.

[Marmalade]

[Deckx]

another HD idiot who wanted to pretend he was a bad-ass outlaw .. i worked over in Texas so i know what the retards are like....fuckin tools

[Dazbo666]

[Teflon-Mike]

[Rogerborg]

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At ALL times, or you might turn out like Teflon-Mike.
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[stinkwheel]

Sure is safety nazi in this thread.
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[Ariel Badger]

I wear a hat but have rode without overseas and enjoy the freedom it offers. Crashed with no hat and leathers last year testing a new cam shaft and was lucky I was not killed.
Pre 1965 trials run under AMA regs do not require a helmet to be worn and a lot of riders do not do so. I am rubbish at trials but have tried it sans hat. I put one on after the third section.
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[ms51ves3]

[thx1138]

I wonder if in 20 or so years time, there will be threads full of bikers calling other bikers idiots for not wearing hi-viz vests and trousers....

[kernow24]

[T0MMY]

[Teflon-Mike]

[Hardball]

[Teflon-Mike]

[Deaks]

Lol, just finished reading Teflon's reply!

I personally will always wear a helmet for several reasons (in no particular order);

a) It is the law. I am not a law breaker in general. Especially one so obvious to any copper that sees you.

b) It gives me a sense of security. Riding at any speed above 30mph, I feel more confident than I would do without a lid because I get the feeling the if I came off and hit my head I might not die or suffer brain injury. Whether this would turn out to be true is something I hope I never find out, but it makes me feel better while riding.

c) I really do not like strong wind in my face, for some reason I struggle to breath. Full face helmet solves this.

d) I have been hit by a bee on exposed skin at speed, it bloody hurt. I have had a smallish stone fly up and crack my visor. If either of these situations happened with me not wearing a lid they would either hurt a whole lot or cause damage/loss of an eye/who knows.

I don't really understand the motivations of those who don't want to wear a lid, I think partially because I'm of an age where bikers have always had to.

p.s. The guy dying from head injury on a protest against something that is there to give a higher level of protection against head injury is priceless.
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[kestrel]

I believe that wearing a helmet or not should be a personal choice. Having said that, I would always choose to wear one. I actually chose to wear a helmet long before they became compulsory in 1973.
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