Wearing the right gear

[p.dath]

Nice.

Want me to post pictures of dead bikers who were wearing all the gear just to prove another point ?

Acknowledged, wearing gear may not prevent you from dying. However wearing gear means you likely to better off should the worst happen.

[MSTRS:Me]

Taking the attitude that it is preordained that you will have a motorcycle accident is what leads to an unhealthy acceptance of our accident and injury stats.

If more people took the attitude that they will not have an accident there would be more people taking positive steps to ensure they don't.

Semantics, maybe? "Should not" would be more accurate, since none of us can guarantee 'will not'.
And there is the issue of what one calls such an event. Accident or Crash? World of difference between the two. I would accept "will not have a crash" . Otherwise, things beyond our control DO happen, so it is totally realistic to go about with the thought in the back of one's mind that riding incident-free is most unlikely over time.
I might have got mine out of the way early on in my 'career' - 1973 and 1974, and nothing since. But I always ride with the thought that anything is possible.

[Berries]

Acknowledged, wearing gear may not prevent you from dying. However wearing gear means you likely to better off should the worst happen.

I doubt anybody who has posted in this thread would argue with that statement.

[Quasievil]

I doubt anybody who has posted in this thread would argue with that statement.

Katman would lol

[Katman]

Semantics, maybe? "Should not" would be more accurate, since none of us can guarantee 'will not'.

It's all about a mind-set John.

If people set out for a ride with a determination that they 'will not' have an accident there's a far greater chance that that is how their ride will pan out than if they took the attitude "I shouldn't have an accident" or "I might not have an accident" or "I hope I don't have an accident".

[Quasievil]

It's all about a mind-set John.

If people set out for a ride with a determination that they 'will not' have an accident there's a far greater chance that that is how their ride will pan out than if they took the attitude "I shouldn't have an accident" or "I might not have an accident" or "I hope I don't have an accident".

Wow you live in weird world katboy lol

[MSTRS:Me]

It's all about a mind-set John...

I almost agree. I also know that subtlety is not your strong point, so you may have missed my point.
Problem with your theory is that people who ride like they will have a prang, may not. And those that ride as though they will not, may.
The trick is to ride to avoid problems, yet keep in mind it is always possible.

[Quasievil]

DAMN I tried the mind-set trick Katman!!

I just made a hot coffee and decided to try the Mind set idea so I could be sure I wouldn't spill it when walking back to the office I had my mind bang on according to your instruction

I said to myself..........

I 'will not' have an Spill age accident

I shook away the attitude of

"I shouldn't have an Spillage accident"

So with my pre trip mentality all sorted I left the kitchen.............


And Fuck me days mid way on my trip back to the office the fucking courier knocked on the door, the dog took off to the door, cut me off and LOOK my coffee is all over the fucking Carpet.

[Katman]

And Fuck me days mid way on my trip back to the office the fucking courier knocked on the door, the dog took off to the door, cut me off and LOOK my coffee is all over the fucking Carpet.

Everybody's fault but your own, ay Brett?

[Quasievil]

Everybody's fault but your own, ay Brett?

Well I took all the precautions, had the right mental attitude, I just couldnt control the factors outside my control.

[Katman]

Well I took all the precautions, had the right mental attitude, I just couldnt control the factors outside my control.

You shouldn't have filled your cup so full.

[Swoop]

Well I took all the precautions, had the right mental attitude, I just couldnt control the factors outside my control.

Were you wearing a "flouro vest of invincibility"?
We all know they totally stop accidents from happening...

[beyond]

You shouldn't have filled your cup so full.

Using the positive mind attitude coming through this thread, he shouldn't have filled his cup at all, shouldn't have made coffee, shouldn't have felt like a coffee, shouldn't have got up in the morning to make a coffee, should have stayed in bed because then the chances of having an accident are severaly reduced(unless of course one is incontinent)

BUT, then there's the fellow in Alaska sleeping in his tent all snug in his sleeping bag who got crushed by a big hunk of ice that happened to fall off a plane flying way overhead.

Bet he never thought he would be killed by flying ice?

Oh wait, that's an accident... he must have been thinking about it happening and that's why it happened.

I wonder about peoples logic at times.

[Katman]

BUT, then there's the fellow in Alaska sleeping in his tent all snug in his sleeping bag who got crushed by a big hunk of ice that happened to fall off a plane flying way overhead.

Bet he never thought he would be killed by flying ice?

Oh wait, that's an accident... he must have been thinking about it happening and that's why it happened.

If a meteor fell from the sky killing me while I was riding I'd call that an uncannily freakish accident that I had no control over.

How many motorcycle accidents do you really think fall into that category?

[R-Soul]

Hence my comment on good tight leathers making a decent body bag. Makes the clean up a lot easier.

But I will not ride without them... I (think I) ride responsibly, and do absolutely everything I can think of to not get into dangerous situations. But I wear the leathers to help in case I have not thought of one particular way.