Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Gillian.  She keeps the books around this place.  It is a scary job!

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Hot Selling Banana's

We have some new Hot Selling Banana's arriving. These babies are cool looking and cool feeling. Please let us know if you want to reserve yours.

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Shit we do at work

When the boss is away, we like to play.  We had a blast playing around with the machinery today.

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As Motorcycle Helmet Laws Ease, Injuries Increase

You know how people look so cool and carefree riding down the road on a motorcycle without a helmet on? And you kind of feel jealous they're doing that while you're stuck in a minivan listening to Kidz Bop. But you know what? You're so, so, so much safer, and so is that other motorcyclist looking maybe less carefree and actually wearing a helmet.

A new study published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery demonstrates that motorcycle helmet laws do a lot to prevent people's skulls and faces from getting crushed in motorcycle accidents. That might seem like a no-brainer, but thanks to the scientific method applied to the State of Michigan's recent decision to relax its motorcycle helmet laws, researchers now have a lot of hard evidence to back up what we might otherwise assume.

In 2012, Michigan eased up on its motorcycle helmet laws. Prior to that date the state had required every motorcyclist to wear a helmet. But after the 2012 changes signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder, some people can now let the wind ruffle their hair if they're over 21 and have adequate experience and insurance coverage. The study looked at the craniomaxillofacial (CMF) injuries seen in 29 Michigan hospitals over the course of six years — three years before the relaxed helmet laws, and three years after. A total of 4,643 motorcycle trauma patients were treated during this period.

The researchers found that under the new law, the proportion of motorcycle accident victims not wearing helmets more than doubled, from 20 percent to 44 percent. Unhelmeted patients were twice as likely to sustain CMF injuries, had higher injury severity scores, and sustained more of all types of facial injuries. Those not wearing helmets before and after the law was passed generally had higher blood alcohol levels.

Overall, the research team found that a motorcyclist's risk of CMF injuries were cut in half if they wore a helmet, and if everyone were to wear a helmet, the incidents of facial and head injuries would decrease by 30 percent.

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Oscar the Grouch Helmet Cover

Jack Crowder (the coolest Hipster ever) sent us this email about his Oscar the Grouch Helmet Cover:

So far it's been the coolest thing I've bought for riding. I'm always getting thumbs up, my picture taken and complements! It's awesome!

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Ahead | Turn Any Helmet Into A Smart Helmet

Someone somewhere is trying to fund a pretty cool motorcycle helmet speaker.

This Ahead Bluetooth Helmet speaker seems pretty cool.   I have no idea why they went to Kickstarter.  They could have presold this speaker to helmet companies like us to raise the money.

These guys need to call me for business advice.

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Myth: Quiet Motorcycle Helmet - Stop the Lies!

This Dude nailed it:

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