Your choice to not wear a helmet may impact your case. Florida personal injury law operates under the principle of comparative negligence. This concept reduces compensation awards by the amount of responsibility assigned to the victim. However, the absence of a helmet may not reflect negatively on leg, arm or torso injuries because a helmet would not have mattered. Additionally, if another driver struck you, then that driver still may have been negligent. A helmet has nothing to do with someone violating the rules of the road and causing an accident. A case evaluation by a motorcycle accident lawyer could help you understand how the helmet issue could influence your case.