I guess not wearing a helmet is your choice. In the AZ heat, a helmet certainly isn't comfortable (I live in Florida, so I know!) But a few weeks ago I actually saw the dead body of a young man being covered by a blanket on the road. It was haunting. His helmet was tied to the back of his bike. I used to ride back in the 60s and 70s, but I always wore a Bell helmet.

Anyway, glad you are having fun. Life is always a risk, so enjoy!

Oh, BTW, I think you are right about my cheap tires on my Camry. Just got the alignment re-checked and the tires rotated and balanced again (no charge this time) and my car still feels as if it's sliding all over the road.

My first cousin has a bike he drives for pleasure. One time he couldn't find his helmet and asked me if I saw it. I shrugged and said, "who cares about your helmet?" He got miffed, and retorted, "I care, it's my life, and that helmet cost me a thousand bucks!" I learned not to make reckless comments like that again.

The freedom to choose. That's the way it should be. If you wanna wear it, great. If you don't, that's your choice. But there's nothing like the feeling of ridin down the road with the wind in hair~

And the bugs in your teeth. LOL !!!!