September 27 rules 

You know you don’t have to wear a helmet when you ride a bike in California ?, If you’re under 18 you have to .Not sure what to make on that one . Has it ever been conclusive that helmets save your life ? Ok probably has , but they’re not convinced in the USA. Motorised bikes , scooters and even skateboards are common place . Cool , but these things seriously travel , you could easily kill yourself if you lost concentration while getting a sideways glance on some arse cheeks popping out of some denim shorts .(I love that trend).This morning I saw a bloke buzz past on his motorised scooter in a suit with a backpack on . He’d of been going 40 ks an hour along side peak school traffic . All these devices are ridden without helmets . It’s fucked up crazy.Its a  good way of beating the traffic , but these things don’t have airbags. You’l see parents towing their kids on little carriages attached to the back of their bikes, even on major roads. On the way to Venice beach I saw a guy riding through peak hour mayhem with a baby in a capsule mounted on his handle bars .Seeing is believing .The rate of pedestrian strikes , hit and runs and pretty much every type of traffic accident is off the scale .Its accepted that you ride these things , you then own the risk .Skate boarding is not just for young kids it’s guys and the occasional woman all the way into their 60s . They’re not scared to cruise down the middle of the road , s turning from curb to curb while you follow them in the car . No bullshit .  The road toll doesn’t seem a great concern . It comes with the territory.There is no advertising on road safety , absolutely none . One observation that is obvious is they don’t J walk , at all . I maybe the exception but even I am starting to get guilted out . Ok that’s bullshit , i’l cut across all the time but I keep copping stares . They don’t like it . Ok , ok  I get it , it’s dangerous but are you guys kidding .I’l take my chances on foot and you can ride on the highway with your kid on the handlebars .  It’s all cool .