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Originally Posted by fringed n fab
Yeah helmets are wise but some of the daredevils look so good without them if just riding around town. A few weekends ago we had a scary evening thunderstorm moving from interior Florida as I was leaving the beach all day and on the way home some poor guy on a bike got caught in it and the terrible downpour and lightning but was obviously trying to beat it home instead of just pulling over somewhere. To bike here in summer, you have to dodge those everyday pop up storms that are cool and fascinating, as long as you're sheltered.
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Not a good idea! My friend's husband had just washed his motorcycle, and rode it around the block to get some of the water off - he was hit by a teenager and killed instantly - no helmet. It was so sad, she was in her 20's with two small children.