Riding season is wide open. Here is what is on our radar this month.

Ride of the Month: The Twisted Sisters

Ranch Roads 335, 336, and 337 string together a hundred miles of Hill Country curves past live oaks and limestone. Go early to beat the heat, mind the low-water crossings, and make a day of it.

Know Your Rights: Texas Helmet Law and the 51 Percent Rule

Texas does not require a helmet for riders 21 and up who carry health insurance or have taken a safety course, but a helmet is still your best protection. And Texas uses proportionate responsibility: if you are more than 50 percent at fault you recover nothing, so how fault gets argued matters.

Ride safe out there. The Rider Wire is a community newsletter from Ride Nation Austin. General information, not legal advice.