I'm passionate about having a choice in everything and that includes bike safety. I bought a BMW C1 4 years ago and I still think it is a brilliant concept and really enjoyable ride round town. I needed to travel further two years ago so bought a Honda Silverwing scooter and I'd love to see Honda bring out one with a safety cell like the C1. The BMW C1 should have been exempt from the helmet law as its safety features are more akin to a car and it is just stupid to wear a helmet in a belted vehicle. The increased weight on a non-professional driver's neck will cause severe neck injuries in an accident. BMW spent millions developing and crash testing a bike that would encourage non-bike riders to get out of their car. The UK DOT wouldn't even tell BMW how to apply for exemption stating "we will not consider any de-regulaton of the helmet law". So, while the C1 protects my head, neck and torso in an accident, they think just protecting your skull is sufficient. With this stupid stance, bike safety will never move forward. There also appears to be great resistance from the biking community as they don't want any new safety laws to take away bikes in their existing form. I don't believe having a choice will stop production of bikes as they are, it will just create a new market for current non-bikers.