Compulsory ATGATT Yay or Nay

**Mom** · 10th February 2011, 18:11

Originally Posted by NONONO

2 words, fuck off.
Whoever started this thread, where the fck have you been?
Here's an idea..make the gear part of the WOF, limited shelf life, as we know the functionality of anything decreases with time and new innovation..If it's not within that time frame, you don't get a WOF.
Make ALL gear day glo yellow, oh and how bout little flashing lights?
If you have an accident and you are not wearing every bit of gear, and it's not all within regulation time approved condition....no pay out.
Hey, why not add another 2 wheels, that will reduce the RISK.
Put a shell around the chassis and why not add a couple of seat belts?
FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be quiet! Dont give the fuckers any ideas

Originally Posted by hiss

Why not go full attgatt - wrap 3-4 inches of steel around us , and add 2 extra wheels for stability. Maybe a belt to stop us impacting the steel as well.

If we did it right we could even make space for passengers etc......

Passengers would want to see where they were going, that would involve glass. Glass breaks. OMG! Glass breaks, passengers could get hurt

Yepper, I reckon a full wrap of cottonwool from birth. Boys will need more layers. For some reason they seem to take more risks than girls.

**AD345** · 10th February 2011, 19:51

Well

I'm gonna ride naked

with Katman

**PrincessBandit** · 10th February 2011, 20:40

Originally Posted by AD345

Well

I'm gonna ride naked

with Katman

At least please give us some warning so we can hide indoors and avoid being unwitting witnesses!!!!

Although I usually wear ATGATT there are lots of times when I don't bother with leather pants (hot and sticky) and go for jeans. Have ridden a couple of times on short jaunts up to the shops without my jacket but feel almost naked without my jacket (nearest concession I'd ever get to riding with no kit on).
It's my personal choice to gear up when heading out on the bike but I'd hate to see it forced upon riders to have to do the same.

**steve_t** · 10th February 2011, 21:13

Originally Posted by AD345

Well

I'm gonna ride naked

with Katman

Which one will be pillion?

**baptist** · 10th February 2011, 22:44

Originally Posted by AD345

Well

I'm gonna ride naked

with Katman

What a horrible thought

**swbarnett** · 11th February 2011, 00:39

You missed one pole option:

F' off - even the helmet law is going too far.

**NONONO** · 11th February 2011, 06:10

Originally Posted by Mom

Be quiet! Dont give the fuckers any ideas

Passengers would want to see where they were going, that would involve glass. Glass breaks. OMG! Glass breaks, passengers could get hurt

Yepper, I reckon a full wrap of cottonwool from birth. Boys will need more layers. For some reason they seem to take more risks than girls.

Sorry Boss, bad day at work, but...well...yknow, sort of...ish.

**Elysium** · 11th February 2011, 06:39

**SPman** · 11th February 2011, 16:32

Originally Posted by Katman

I could ride naked and still be safe.

It's not the riding gear that needs sorting - it's what's inside the riders head.

Which, with a doggedly wayward homocidal car and without adequate protection could be there for all to see......

but....

if you want to be an attgatt fanatic - fine

just don't impose it on me!

**ac3_snow** · 11th February 2011, 17:58

9 times out of ten I would ride with atgatt (and always with at least helmet gloves and jacket) but I voted no simply cause I i don't like being told I have to do something!!

**swbarnett** · 11th February 2011, 18:11

If ATGATT where compulsory I would have to either stop riding in the hight of summer or ride illegaly. It's just too damn hot most of the time to wear the armoured trou.

**buellbabe** · 14th February 2011, 05:52

My 2c.

ATGATT Law.

Absolutely NOT.

I reckon education is a better option. Something like a Pro-Rider course should be compulsory when attaining a motorcycle licence. (I could rant on about the number of shocking riders I have seen on my travels but that is another thread in itself...)

My own personal experience...In the one and only m/c accident I have had that involved hospital treatment and ongoing physio etc plus 6 months off work, wearing ALL the gear from head to toe would have changed absolutely NOTHING.

This is PC bullshit going too far.

Sure, we as riders need to take responsibility for our own mistakes and ride more defensively ...but overwhelmingly (in my opinion) other road users need to turn their bloody stereos down and open their f**king eyes!

**steelphoenix** · 14th February 2011, 10:17

Originally Posted by Usarka

How do I convince officer that these jeans are actually motorbike jeans - they are designed not to look like "gear".

Drop your pants?

Originally Posted by AD345

Well

I'm gonna ride naked

with Katman

Someone tell me when this is so I can hide in my nuclear fallout bunker? Please?

Originally Posted by buellbabe

My 2c.

ATGATT Law.

Absolutely NOT.

I reckon education is a better option. Something like a Pro-Rider course should be compulsory when attaining a motorcycle licence. (I could rant on about the number of shocking riders I have seen on my travels but that is another thread in itself...)

[snippy]

Sure, we as riders need to take responsibility for our own mistakes and ride more defensively ...but overwhelmingly (in my opinion) other road users need to turn their bloody stereos down and open their f**king eyes!

This pretty much sums up my opinion on the subject: Education for all!

If you want to ride gearless (or naked, thanks AD

), I respect your right to choose - sure, I'll think you're a total dumbshit, but hey, it's your skin, right? (And my ACC money, but let's not quibble about that for a moment).

Only by education can we change choices.