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The commentaries on motorcycle helmets are exploding in the wake of whatshisface's accident this week. I think this guy has it right:

A well-schooled, experienced and careful motorcyclist is as safe on a bike as in a car, athlete or not. Wearing a helmet is always sensible, whether or not it’s the law, as it’s not in Pennsylvania but is in Tennessee. One may well have saved Roethlisberger his facial injuries. The law in Tennessee came fairly close to repeal this year for adult riders under a proposal advanced by Knoxville state Sen. Tim Burchett, a rider and collector of motorcycles. It should have been repealed, or amended to require that all occupants of cars and trucks wear helmets on public roadways for their personal safety and the public interest in keeping them healthy and avoiding any medical costs borne by taxpayers. But that’s another story. Sen. Burchett is no advocate of helmetless riding. He just thinks the law should be unnecessary. So do I.

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