Ride2die.com

[Macontour]

I have just found this website:www.ride2die.com. It has some interesting statistics and also photos that show good reasons for wearing the right gear and riding carefully. Not for the fainthearted!!

[McDuck]

Yep that is one to view while eating....

[nothingflash]

Yep that is one to view while eating....

Jesus I'll say!

[PrincessBandit]

Reckon we could do with that ad on tv here too - the slogan "take longer to look for bikes" doesn't really cut it without graphic visuals to back it up.

[Hopeful Bastard]

That was tasty...

[Hitcher]

Some perspective is needed here.

If there is a spectrum of motorcycle apparel that ranges from "Butt naked" at 1 through to fluoro-vested, armoured, flashing-light-adorned, flag-waving helmet wearers as a 10; then most of the tales of woe on the Ride2die site are for cases ranking 3 or less. Don't forget that compulsory helmet-wearing states in the USA can be counted on one's fingers, and that most riding is in summer months by people in t-shirts and sneakers.

Also remember that American citizens aren't covered by ACC, so their decision to ride as they do is more of a conscious choice than perhaps it is for New Zealanders. People will always make their own assessments of risk and act accordingly. It's what we do.

[PrincessBandit]

That was tasty...

Like your meat raw do you?

Eeeek, even having seen some of those images before they were really disturbing. Even more so with the blank image squares saying "your picture here". I think I will endeavour to ride to live thank you very much.

I also think it wouldn't be a bad idea for riders (especially new/inexperienced ones) to view some of those photos as they show the reality vs the imagined bulletproof image some people have of themselves. And anyone who thinks it is a romanticised way to go i.e. "died doing what they love" might think again seeing the end results.

[Rodney007]

old news?

what did you think happens when object A (human) hits object B (truck) traveling at speed X = use your brain you dont need to be showed

[PrincessBandit]

old news?

what did you think happens when object A (human) hits object B (truck) traveling at speed X = use your brain you dont need to be showed

Too true, for those of us who use our brain. There are those though who don't think through the gory consequences of what happens when soft pulpy human tissue interacts in force with unforgiving large/spiky/heavy/rough/whatever objects.

[monkeymcbean]

I was directed to this site some while ago, after mentioning seeing a friend do a bit of a slide beside me one day off her bike I was super surprised at how the cordura clothing she wore bore the brunt of the tarmac, gouging out the armour a bit, but held up, and she got up unharmed..

So it was a case where the clothing did come in handy, but there was a pic of some road rash even though they were wearing a motorbike 'mesh' jacket!

[Rodney007]

even after seeing the site, the next day you pretty much forget, then everyone goes back to there stupid street riding ways.

btw hasnt been updated in a long time.......

[dipshit]

Don't forget that compulsory helmet-wearing states in the USA can be counted on one's fingers

NZ would have been the same if BRONZ had gotten its way.

[oldrider]

NZ would have been the same if BRONZ had gotten its way.

What's so wrong about personal responsibility and personal choice?

I wear a helmet to protect me from the elements!

Oh, and it will be helpful if something "does" go wrong and I crash as well.

If I could add up all the Km I would have done in 55 years of riding bikes.

Then divide it by the number of times I have needed a helmet due to crashing it would be a lot of Km's per crash!

So the times I needed my helmet for safety is pretty small compared to the number of km ridden!

Mind you not having one in that first instant could shorten the odds!

I ride to ride, crashing is an unplanned by product!

Can't remember when the law came in re crash helmets but up till then I never even owned one!

I am not against crash helmets, I always wear one!

Especially since a fellow I knew fell off his bike while sitting on it in his garage.

He killed himself by banging his head on the little pipe sticking out of the floor, for the garage door bolt!

The first job my helmet does though is protect me from the elements, the second is protect me from the unexpected!

The choice to wear it is mine, to me the law is secondary, it is "my" responsibility to look after my self. That is the point I am trying to make here.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

The choice to wear it is mine, to me the law is secondary, it is "my" responsibility to look after my self. That is the point I am trying to make here.

I wear helmet cause it keeps me ears warm

[Rodney007]

But i think the yank's see it like: If I got a helmet on... noone can see my face to whats the point In trying to look cool..... But with no helmet, people can see me = more cool...

but yeah the smarter ones wear there helmet. not suzuki squid boy lol,own'd