i wear my protec all the time on my treadly and no probs with the cops. hard to believe why they would hassle you,unless you give them alot off crap and they want to give you a hard time.

something does sound right . seems to me a doctors letter stating the styrene allergy should make things go away

Just to clarify, I carry with me the doctors certificate, the letter from the standards association stating that all hemets are styrene and also the court dismisal papers, and I wear the protec most of the time. this has been fine with all the police officers I met in the last 6 years exept one. Trouble is I met up with a moron who should not have been in the uniform.

The reason I said they are chasing me in court is because I have already had a decision made in my favour. I have been speaking with the police prosecutor and he does't want to go ahead with it. nowadays he is obligated to prosecute everything that crosses his desk, no matter how ridiculous. The magistrate rebuked him quite severely in the first case for wasting the courts time.


I have been riding a pushbike everyday I have spent on land since I was 5 and I refuse to let this right be taken away. I didn't make this post to complain about my treatment from the law, I'm doing OK so far with that. I was trying to find out if anyong else is concerned with the health implications. Google "polystyrene human health" and see what comes up. I'm not going to rave on with scientific terms, there are some seriously nasty chemicals we get exposed to these days. That smell when you hop in a new car thats been in the sun, a veritable cocktail of toxic compounds.

Testicular cancer was practically unheard of 30 or 40 years ago and now its begining to loom as a common form of this disease. There are plenty of studies lincking it to chemicals released in various types of plastic but its not in the headlines. Just consider asbestos. They knew in the 60's how dangerous it was, nothing got done for 50 years untill there was a body count.

Mark _australia said...

It does suck that in SA you can't get an exemption letter for helmets due to medical reasons.

But why keep getting on a bike and getting stopped by the coppers?

BTW as to the last line, the coppers are not chasing you thru the courts, you elected to plead not guilty to the fine, as is your right. The court in this case is provided for your benefit, not for the coppers to 'chase you'.

Maybe you could tell us what real crime is and which offences the police should ignore? If they are strapped for resources one day they could ignore burglary or stealing and just investigate rapes and murders? Same as ignoring helmets as it is lower end stuff

You seriously wonder why everyone red thumbs you, comparing not wearing a helmet to rape..

It's called common law, there is no crime without trespass, hence why rape is a crime and not wearing a stack hat is not.
But seeing how a magistrates court is a commercial court which does not recognize the constitution or common law without careful instruction and where the act of simply turning up to re'present' yourself is an admission of culpability.....

Land of the free my ass....

theDoctor said...


Land of the free my ass....

Is this America or Australia we are talking about here?

Do you drive a car?.....don't ride the bike if it's such a problem.
Why do people assume if you can't abide by the laws get an exemption...
If you can't abide by the laws don't do it!!!!
Take a bus, walk, drive, go as a passenger etc. Or should we all get exemptions for the laws we don't want to conform to?

I was the 1st in our town (apparently) to get nabbed for not wearing a helmet, about 22 years ago (wow, I am that old). I was riding to footy training on the other side of town, and got pulled up about 20m from the ground. As I was young & didn't know any better, and also was working at the time (so had a bit of cash on me), I offered to pay the fine then & there (grabbed the $20 from my wallet & extended my arm)...wrong move! The cop jumped out of the car, and stood over me with a booming voice threatening that I could get thrown in jail for offering money to a policeman etc...

Scared the sheets out of me, and since then, when riding my pushie, I've always worn a helmet.

Chris6791 said...

superlizard said...

bicycle helmet law - a load of crock

fair enough, if you share roads with vehicles, you should wear one. In all other situations it should be totally optional.

Isn't that where you generally find the cars? on the road?

Not sure what you mean. I said, if you ride bike on the main roads shared by powered vehicles, there is some risk and wearing a helmet has validity. However if you are riding in parks and anywhere else away from traffic, wearing a helmet shuold be optional. I've hurt my self heaps more playing with kids in the living room, than riding a bike. Not once in my entire life have i fell off the bike on my head...

Most head injuries are suffered by motorists so the greatest reduction in head injuries would be made by requiring motorists to wear helmets.

Logic won't come into it though.

Are helmets more evidence of the nanny state?

Ive seen heaps of people around with cable ties tied around the tops of their bike helments with the ends sticking up!

Is this a new trend that Ive missed here?!?

doggie said...

Ive seen heaps of people around with cable ties tied around the tops of their bike helments with the ends sticking up!

Is this a new trend that Ive missed here?!?

It's so that they have spares in case they come across some messy cables.

On the other hand, I have heard they use them to deter crows and other birds from swooping them as they ride along. It seems to work as the birds don't really see them and then get freaked out by the contact as they get closer.

chrispychru said...

i was riding along the water on a cycle path and was having a great perve at some lovely ladies....then where in the f did that bollard come from as i was shot gunned into the ground. glad i had my brain bucket on plus if it is to much hard work to strap a helmut on, i dont think those people would have the energy to ride a bike anyway

Agree. Was riding (road bike) along a back road, got a bit careless and came off the edge of the bitumen onto dirt and gravel. Next thing I knew I was scraping along the bitumen with my bike on top of me and using my head for a brake.

As I was skating along, all I could think was (a) IDIOT! and (b) geez I'm glad I'm wearing this helmet.

doggie said...

Ive seen heaps of people around with cable ties tied around the tops of their bike helments with the ends sticking up!

Is this a new trend that Ive missed here?!?

Magpie confounders, doggie.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/filmmaker-dreams-of-helmet-free-future-20111102-1mv92.html

Common sense needs to prevail here. I live uphill from town. Bush tracks and laneways most of the way to town.

Going to town downhill and flat out, protec helmet on, of course.

riding back up hill at a brisk walking pace, sweating my guts out, helmet on handle bars. low risk.

A little statistic. I SA when the law came in in '95 the government proudly boasted that in the year after there was a 40% reduction in head trauma from bike accidents. At the same time, Bicycle shops on average suffered a loss of 60% of business. It could be claimed that in actual fact that head trauma increaced 20%.

This could be explained by what is known as sub-concience complacency. you put on a helmet and feel safer so are less carefull.

I'm only trying to make a point here. If your on the road at high speed on a bike you definately need protection. If your just mucking around in your front yard your probably better off not exposing yourself to the chemicals in the helmet.

That was the debate I was trying to create. What do you think of the Nuro-toxins we get exposed to in modern life?