11 Jul
2001
11 Jul
'01
6:39 p.m.
More precisely, what they'll do is charge rates as though all motorcyclists fail
to wear the headgear, then refuse to pay if someone who claimed he wears one
doesn't happen to have it on when they dump their brain out on the sidewalk.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "joe" <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: helmet laws was : 4th of July Hypocricy (was: OT Celebration)
"Eric J. Korpela" wrote:
I doubt the insurance companies are that stupid! Don't you think
that when someone that has never had motorcyle insurance suddenly comes in
to buy it that they will know what's going on? I expect they price ALL
cycle insurnace on the assumption that the rider isn't going to wear a helmet.
Joe
You'd first need to show that there is substantial cost to the state
and the
people involved in people working on their own
computers.
> No, it's not what the state of Florida has done. I doubt one of the
> questions on the insurance application is "do you wear a helmet?" Even
if
> it is, I doubt it gets answered truthfully by those who don't.