First let me say I too am against helmet laws. But your head hitting the pavement at 35mph can still kill you. Road rash at 35mph is still gonna suck to have scrubbed with some steel wool type stuff. I'd rather sweat and walk away from a crash than bleed after one. A cruiser type bike isn't some magical device that keeps you more safe than a sportbike. Cages don't distinguish between the two types, or any type of 2 wheels for that matter. Yeah sportbikes may tend to run faster speeds, and the risks increase with speed, but there isn't much more of a safety net for a cruiser. Still the same distance to fall, still the same speeds (assuming the legal limit isn't broken), still the same weight of a cage smashing into you, same density of the tree you headbutt. All that being said, I don't care if you wear a lid or not. Not my life, not my choice. I will add that I have ridden without a jacket and lid. Once around the corner to the gas station and a few times on a back road testing and tuning the bike. I had to hear the engine. Plus that road is the one a grew up on. I know it like the back of my hand. But I have always worn gloves. I don't understand how you can be against mandatory helmet laws but for mandatory MSF courses? Most accidents occur near home because you are near home most of the time. How many people make a 400 mile day trip very often? Most people go to work and back home, the store and back home. Most driving happens near home therefor more accident are near home.