Dwight the Palm Bay paper says he hit the passenger door.

I think, its been a while, the speed limit there is 35ish.

Drive your body at 35MPH then throw it forward into steel and handlebars. It doesn't end well. That is a high speed accident for those of us that understand speed like you do.

Exactly Tom. If it was a serious head injury they would have said it. I suspect it was not. Heaven forbid they may need to say the helmet played no role in this fatality. I suspect serious cervical fractures with big internal injuries.

But, there is always a but. The pro helmet law makers will argue, he would not be dead if he had a helmet. Regardless of the injuries.

I wear my helmet about 1/3 of the time when I ride my death trap motorcycle. I then go out among the drunk and inattentive cagers. I stop and see my drinking and smoking friends as we over eat then ride our death traps home to die of something either on the way or when we get there.

If I survive today, the scary part is I may do it again tomorrow. Wow! the law of averages are hard at work, something is gonna kill me one day.

I think health service warnings should be left to menus and advertisements. The guy is dead but as a society we can't even manage to be nice after they die.

I never read that morbidly obese Joe Smith died of T2 diabetes complications. The coroners report said he was a big over eater and didn't take care of himself at all. Translated to the fat pig ate himself to death.

Now that shows a lack of personal responsibility and lack of forethought (IMHO). But those helmets! oh boy, they need discussion in the newspaper.

Anyhow, its a personal choice, like owning a bike to begin with, smoking, drinking, marriage, adultery, and diet. All of which can kill you.

I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.