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Don't forget, no insurance requirement either! New Hampshire is a funny little state.
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11-27-2017, 02:31 PM | #46 |
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Correction, 5000+ new sales in 2017 alone just here in America.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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11-27-2017, 08:35 PM | #49 |
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We actually went to check out the bolt but it’s a very different vehicle from an i3 or a BMW in general. Felt like the door cards would fall off with a hard slam. I think with some soft touch plastics and sound insulation it would be better. Also, it’s way more expensive to lease a bolt than an i3 since Chevy don’t play that incentive game...at least in Hawai‘i...like $300 difference per month in payment
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11-28-2017, 04:20 AM | #52 |
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What is uncivilized about allowing a person to have the freedom to do with their body what they want?
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11-28-2017, 08:19 AM | #53 | |
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11-28-2017, 08:52 AM | #54 | |
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Of the 4,600 motorcycle deaths in 2015, 60% were helmet wearing and 38% were unhemeted, 2% were unknown. So clearly more motorcyclists die with a helmet on than don't. Considering the idea is that helmets protect riders from head injuries it is more probable that helemeted riders survive crashes and deal with debilitating injuries post accident than do helemtless riders who are more likely to just die. So your argument about helmet-less motorcyclists being a burden on society is inverse to logic. A dead motorcyclist is not a burden on society. A helmeted motorcyclist who survives an accident is the burden assuming his insurance doesn't cover all his injuries. Last edited by Efthreeoh; 11-28-2017 at 09:23 AM.. |
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11-28-2017, 10:07 AM | #55 | |
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Bravo! By your logic, we shouldn't have seatbelts, crumple zones, airbags, etc because they might allow the driver to survive! And you know what happens when they survive, medical needs! Just think how we could cut down on the medical expenses in this country if they just died! Insurance would cost less and the hospitals would be less crowded! Win, win |
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11-28-2017, 10:51 AM | #56 | |
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It's your position that people who choose to ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet are a burden on society. I can make that same argument with hikers, rock climbers, mountain bikers, drug users, unwed teenage mothers, smokers, dancers, etc. The list can go on and on. If two motorcyclists have the exact same accident, one wearing a helmet and one not, your position is the helmeted motorcyclist is less likely to sustain a head injury and most likely the unhemeted rider will suffer a severe head injury likely leading to his death. Brain injuries are caused by the brain being injured by hitting the inside of the skull. Brain injuries are what you are alluding to when you make the burden on society argument. Helmets do not protect riders from all types of brain injuries and their effectiveness is inverse to speed. By my logic, people could CHOOSE to by a vehicle that has seatbelts, crumple zones, airbags; none of which a motorcycle has, so by your logic motorcycles shouldn't be sold to the public and allowed to be operated on the public road system. My original argument was and still is about choice, not the effectiveness of the apparatus. |
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Now you can make that argument against drug users, etc because, you know, it's illegal and all. We, as a society, have determined that doing heroin is not conducive to your health. Much like riding a motorcycle without a helmet. Quote:
Now, you can still do it all you want. There are consequences though. So you know, choice. |
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11-28-2017, 07:52 PM | #59 |
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That's just the US. And it's still way more than "5".
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11-29-2017, 05:31 AM | #60 | |
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Well yes I can make the argument. Regardless of the safety equipment, a small minority of hikers, rock climbers, etc. do get injured, or trapped, or lost, and society (with helicopters) comes to their rescue; sounds like a burden to me. But you see, I'm good with that, because it all works out in the end; they get to hike/rock climb and get lost or injured and get rescued and I get to ride without a helmet. See how that works? People should have the choice to hike as they wish and society should have capability in place to try and rescue them when they get into trouble. The National Park Service alone had over 2,600 search/rescue missions last year, about 1,800 helmetless motorcyclists die each year. In Washington state alone they have over 800 rescues a year. You make up some bullshit accusation that helmetless motorcyclists are a burden on society. Yes we do have laws protecting society from abhorrent behavior of its citizens. Stupid argument alert!... Murdering someone is making an abhorrent choice that affects another single person, that's why it's illegal. Is this new news?
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11-29-2017, 07:36 AM | #61 |
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Look buddy, I honestly don't even care if you ride a motorcycle with or without a helmet. Obviously you have a bug up your ass about it. The law isn't preventing you. The law in this case is taking something that should be common sense, like wearing a seat belt in a car, and adding a small consequence to attempt to instill some common sense into someone who obviously is lacking it. Maybe since the threat of death isn't working, maybe a small monetary threat will push that person into making a safe decision. But maybe not. Sometimes you just can't fix stupid.
Continue to try to make this about some grandiose notion of freedom of choice. Don't worry, there are still plenty of truly stupid stuff that you can do. |
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Got a call yesterday that the Head Unit in my '17 i3Rex needs to be replaced in order to get the RTTI to work.. Unit has to be special delivered from Germany..
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11-29-2017, 02:02 PM | #64 | |
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So it being a matter of choice is the prevalent discussion point. I have a bug up my ass because uneducated people come on here and talk about shit they know nothing about. |
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If you're stupid enough not to wear a seatbelt, you kinda fall into Darwin's law of evolution...
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It doesn't take a brain surgeon to understand bouncing your head off the asphalt even at 20 mph = vegetable or with a helmet, you get some road rash and walk away. I know too many people who have dumped their bikes because of road debris or other drivers and would be dead if they weren't wearing a helmet. Your skill on a bike only goes so far. Fortunately most of my friends aren't idiots and practice common sense. |
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