Deadly Accident and Non-DOT Approved Helmet

[Calman]

Local man died this past weekend when a car turned in front of him. It was noted in the newspaper account (Pamlico man killed in fiery motorcycle crash | pamlico, motorcycle, county - Sun Journal) that he was wearing a non-DOT approved helmet. I doubt that a DOT approved helmet would have saved him but I wonder what the insurance companies are going to make of it.

 

[Blondie Gal]

Any excuse not to pay, I'd expect . . .

 

[Shadowlord]

Yup, What she said... I would not be surprized if they at least don't try

 

[Bikerbozo]

So wait, according to the article, they were both travelling in the same direction? Does that mean that the car passed on the right and then cut left in front of the bike? Can't help but notice that they make a point of saying what kind of helmet he was wearing but don't say what the fatal injuries were. And we all know the odds of any charges being brought against the car driver are slim to none.
That all said, my condolences to the family.

 

[BeHereNow]

They (press and readers) love the sensational motorcycle accidents.

Cage drivers runs over a motorcycle at a stop light, and the cager probably does not lose their license.
Here is an interesting story, about a Vet getting rear ended on the freeway, and the moral of the story is "I'll never ride motorcycles again."

I do not see a word about the cager.
No one expects them to feel bad, or responsible. After all, the other guy was riding a motorcycle, what did he expect.

 

[Calman]

The article should have stated Buck was traveling westbound on NC-55 as that's the only way you can turn left off NC-55 to enter Halls Creek Road.

 

[oleman69]

Best to my knowledge the DOT stopped testing of helmets in the '70's due to liabity issues , all a manufactor has to do is pay a fee to register the line of product for the sticker

 

[drumdoctor]

And there are a bunch of bogus DOT helmets around.
Some dealers are having DOT stickers made, then putting them on non-DOT helmets.
Then of course, the helmets with a DOT sticker are a lot more expensive than the helmets that have no sticker.
Anything for a buck...

Ride safe...

 

[BeHereNow]

Here is what DOT is worth:
DOT certification is done on the honor system. The helmet's manufacturer determines whether his helmets satisfy DOT and then claims the qualification for himself. There is not even a reporting requirement.

 

[Patches]

So sad to see one of our riding buddies go down. Bless his family at this time.