• He’s a rebel. That’s what he felt like doing. He protested everything.
• Richard Contos • Describing his brother, Philip, who died Saturday in a motorcycle accident that he probably would’ve survived had he worn a helmet. However — here’s the kicker — he wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time because he was protesting helmet laws. So is Philip’s death going to change things among his biking buddies? Nope. “It’s not going to stop us protesting our right to wear a helmet or not wear a helmet,” said Christinea Rathbun, the president of the Syracuse chapter of American Bikers Aimed Towards Education, a group that Philip Contos took part in. “It’s your own risk.” source

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