Comments on: Pay because you ride: The Iowa Legislature hates bikers http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/ Pictures and stories from a woman who rides motorcycles! Tue, 7 Oct 2008 08:34:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Linda R. Moore http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/#comment-275 Linda R. Moore Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:14:15 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/#comment-275 Wow...just plain idiocy...again. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't... Wow…just plain idiocy…again. Damned if you do, and damned if you don’t…

]]> By: holly http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/#comment-270 holly Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:24:03 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/#comment-270 Of course, they don't consider that most deaths and serious injuries from motorcycle accidents are caused by blunt trauma to the chest, not head injuries! So, maybe we should be taxed if we choose not to wear chest guards! As a responsible adult (most of the time!) I want the freedom to decide if I should wear a helmet or not. It should be a CHOICE...not a mandate. The legislature should be putting more effort into enforcing the law that requires EVERYONE to have liability insurance on their vehicles! I do believe we have such a law in place, however, there are too many uninsured drivers on the road. Obviously, as tax payers we are having to pay for medical bills for people injured in accidents involving uninsured drivers and I think I'm fairly safe in saying there are more of those people recovering from injuries than there are motorcyclists. Also, why does the media ALWAYS make a point of stating that a cyclist involved in an accident WASN'T wearing a helmet but fail to mention when those involved that were wearing helmets...whether they are injured or (God forbide) killed! Of course, they don’t consider that most deaths and serious injuries from motorcycle accidents are caused by blunt trauma to the chest, not head injuries! So, maybe we should be taxed if we choose not to wear chest guards! As a responsible adult (most of the time!) I want the freedom to decide if I should wear a helmet or not. It should be a CHOICE…not a mandate. The legislature should be putting more effort into enforcing the law that requires EVERYONE to have liability insurance on their vehicles! I do believe we have such a law in place, however, there are too many uninsured drivers on the road. Obviously, as tax payers we are having to pay for medical bills for people injured in accidents involving uninsured drivers and I think I’m fairly safe in saying there are more of those people recovering from injuries than there are motorcyclists. Also, why does the media ALWAYS make a point of stating that a cyclist involved in an accident WASN’T wearing a helmet but fail to mention when those involved that were wearing helmets…whether they are injured or (God forbide) killed!

]]> By: Janet (Biker Chick) http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/#comment-261 Janet (Biker Chick) Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:06:46 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/#comment-261 "WTF - I'm scratching my head right now" - My thoughts exactly! LOL All the bills mentioned above were introduced in 2007 and immediately referred to committee. Because Iowa's Legislature runs on a two-year cycle, and we are now in the second half of this cycle, it's possible they could come back for debate THIS year. I would love to have the people who introduce this crap stand up at a HOG meeting and justify themselves. Glad you are enjoying the blog - YES, next weekend is the big swap meet, and there's a custom bike show that goes along with it. TONS of awesome goodies at the swap meet, you won't want to miss it! Thanks for reading! ~ Janet “WTF - I’m scratching my head right now” - My thoughts exactly! LOL All the bills mentioned above were introduced in 2007 and immediately referred to committee. Because Iowa’s Legislature runs on a two-year cycle, and we are now in the second half of this cycle, it’s possible they could come back for debate THIS year. I would love to have the people who introduce this crap stand up at a HOG meeting and justify themselves.

Glad you are enjoying the blog - YES, next weekend is the big swap meet, and there’s a custom bike show that goes along with it. TONS of awesome goodies at the swap meet, you won’t want to miss it! Thanks for reading! ~ Janet

]]> By: IowaHarleyGirl http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/#comment-260 IowaHarleyGirl Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:38:57 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2008/02/01/biker-surcharge/#comment-260 My comment to this is WTF? A surcharge on helmets vs no helmets?? I'm scratching my head right now. Now that I'm getting older I wear a helmet a little more then in the past but it's my choice so I guess that maybe they should charge me $15 bucks because I never know if I'm going to feel like wearing it or not. I'm still scratching my head. You can always tell that the people trying to pass these bills are Non-Bikers. Thank god for ABATE! Off the subject here....I totally love your blog! Thanks for all the content you put on here. I would have never known that there is a bike show next weekend at the fair grounds! Keep up the great work!!!! My comment to this is WTF? A surcharge on helmets vs no helmets?? I’m scratching my head right now. Now that I’m getting older I wear a helmet a little more then in the past but it’s my choice so I guess that maybe they should charge me $15 bucks because I never know if I’m going to feel like wearing it or not. I’m still scratching my head. You can always tell that the people trying to pass these bills are Non-Bikers. Thank god for ABATE!

Off the subject here….I totally love your blog! Thanks for all the content you put on here. I would have never known that there is a bike show next weekend at the fair grounds! Keep up the great work!!!!

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