Helmet-less motorcyclist, Philip Contos, dies protesting helmet law

A 55 year old motorcyclist, Philip Contos died while riding his motorcycle without a helmet while participating in a motorcycle anti-helmet rally in upstate New York.

Contos was riding a 1983 Harley Davidson with a group of protestors, when he abruptly hit the brakes causing his bike to fishtail. The bike spun and Contos flew over the handlebars.

A state police reportedly claimed that based on the evidence at the scene, he would have likely surived, if he had been wearing a helmet.

The protest was organized by the Onondaga chapter of ABATE - the American Bikers Aimed Towards Education (ABATE).

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