Motorcycle Accident Statistics

There are some articles that need repeating. If you haven't seen the Motorcycle Accident Statistics article on webBikeWorld, you should...

So, why did they?

Here is an interesting article on an issue that directlyaffects motorcycle safety: Why Did the Feds Bury Data on Cell-Phone Dangers? 3/4 of...

I Still Don't Like Cruisers

Holy crap! Yet another reason to dislike Harley's. I stumbled on this picture following a Google chase for something completely differe...

Getting Cranky about Patriotism

All Rights Reserved © 2009 Thomas W. Day In an extended email conversation with a reader about positions I've taken in this column over ...

Snell Loyalty

People are loyal to the oddest things. For a couple of decades scientists and testing engineers have questioned the Snell standards. A key p...

Consumer Repellants

All Rights Reserved © 2009 Thomas W. Day Every once in a while, I check out ClusterFox New’s website to find out who is advertising there to...

10 Reasons NOT to Wear A Helmet

All Rights Reserved © 2009 Thomas W. Day I've spent way too much ink ranting about why helmets are good for you. I'm a believer in p...

NHTSA Crash Data for 2008

NHTSA has published two interesting bits of 2008 data: the Motorcycle Helmet Use and Head and Facial Injuries analysis and the 2008 Motorcyc...

Getting Geezerly

All Rights Reserved © 2009 Thomas W. Day I've noticed a change in my attitude since turning 60. I care less and less about the future of...