I do not understand why they do not have a helmet law here.. It seems the folks running the state as far as passing laws spend a lot of time thinking about how dangerous the motorcycle crowd is. Interesting, though, how they seem to over look mandatory safety precautions that, in my opinion, are a key to a higher survival rate in any given crash as opposed to nothing at all. Pretty obvious, but that's my .02

I wear a helmet because if I die on a bike I don't want people calling me an idiot for not wearing one. Seriously though, anything helps in a crash and if you can protect any one thing, in my opinion, you should protect your head first.