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 Post subject: Definition of irony
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:02 pm 
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Helmet-law protester, Philip A Contos, dies from head injury in New York


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AN American motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws has died after he went over his handlebars and hit his head on the pavement.
The motorcyclist, 55-year-old Philip A Contos, likely would have survived the accident if he'd been wearing a helmet, state troopers said yesterday.

The accident happened on Saturday afternoon in Onondaga, a town in central New York near Syracuse.

Contos was driving a 1983 Harley-Davidson on a helmet protest ride organised by the Onondaga chapter of American Bikers Aimed Towards Education, or ABATE, troopers said.

The organisation states that it encourages the voluntary use of helmets but opposes mandatory helmet laws.

Contos, of Parish, hit his brakes, and his motorcycle fishtailed and went out of control, flipping him over the handlebars, police said.

New York is one of 20 states that require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets. Lobbying by motorcyclist groups has led some states to repeal helmet laws.

A helmet that meets federal standards reduces the wearer's chances of being killed in an accident by more than 40 per cent, said safety consultant Jim Hedlund, of the Governors Highway Safety Association.

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 Post subject: Definition of irony
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:50 pm 
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I want to laugh, but know i mustnt

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 Post subject: Definition of irony
PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:47 pm 
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madmouse58 wrote:
i want to laugh, but know i mustnt


It's ok I'll laugh enough for both of us. Lmao


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 Post subject: Definition of irony
PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:03 pm 
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Read this the other day.. bet he'd now think hes a tool if he had the chance :/

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 Post subject: Definition of irony
PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:37 pm 
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Would have been even more ironic if he had been hit by a dodge

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