But I am wearing my helmet. I've got it on my head. You're wearing a baseball cap. I don't want them finding out helmet laws are a bad idea after I'm dead. Like many helmet foes, Quigley argues that there is insufficient research to prove helmets are safe, and believes they may actually contribute to fatalities.
Helmets are only useful after a crash.
Quigley, an advocate of rider education and training, is appealing his remaining tickets, arguing, in part, that the law does not adequately define what a helmet is. Since the law was enacted in 1992, the number of deaths and injuries to motorcycle riders have declined sharply, according to the California Highway Patrol. In 1992 there were 327 deaths, down from 512 a year earlier. There were 261 deaths in 1995, the latest year for which figures are available. Quigley maintains that, per 100 accidents, death rates have not dropped.