French bikers forced to wear hi-viz clothing from 2013

[DangerMice]

in excess of 125cc

50cc wins again heh heh

[RDJ]

The French banned the Burqa on religious grounds.....so French bikers should start up a religion ( club) make the hi viz vest the costume of choice and then the Govt will ban it....

"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now" (was that the Blues Brothers?)

The Church of Speed. I pray with an open throttle. If you do not allow me full throttle, my soul will be in jeopardy....

[haydes55]

The French banned the Burqa on religious grounds.....so French bikers should start up a religion ( club) make the hi viz vest the costume of choice and then the Govt will ban it....

Maybe KB should register as a church....say and we all 'donate' our rego money...KB pays your rego and claim it back as religions are tax free ....

You make a whole lotta sence to me! Burt Munro is our Jesus, he preached to us about the God of Speed!

[blue rider]

"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now" (was that the Blues Brothers?)

The Church of Speed. I pray with an open throttle. If you do not allow me full throttle, my soul will be in jeopardy....

i can subscribe to that, ...offerings to the blessed ones are beer and a can of gas?

[Maha]

You make a whole lotta sence to me! Burt Munro is our Jesus, he preached to us about the God of Speed!

Really?....His name only become known to alot of people....only a few years ago, thanks to the Movie.

[haydes55]

Really?....His name only become known to alot of people....only a few years ago, thanks to the Movie.

Yea that's when I first heard of him. Lack of publicity doesn't mean lack of skill and dedication. Andrew Stroud, John Britten etc. can be prophets. Once a year we go to "church" at Burt Munro in Invercargill, is there any other rally/speedway/beach racing/hill climb/street race under any other Kiwis name?

[Kickaha]

Really?....His name only become known to alot of people....only a few years ago, thanks to the Movie.

It was already known to a lot of people before that (perhaps not quite as many as after the movie though)

[Katman]

Therein lies the problem. Even some bikers don't get the point that "Correlation does not mean causation".

While there are a significant number of us that wear them by choice we haven't got a show.

Now is the time to burn the vest. The only way we're ever going to fight this kind of shit is to band together and refuse to wear them.

While I can normally pass your postings off as nothing more than mildly amusing libertarian raving, to decry the actions of those motorcyclists who voluntarily wear hi-viz as fucking it up for the rest of us, proves you to be a fucking moron.

[scumdog]

w.

Now is the time to burn the vest. The only way we're ever going to fight this kind of shit is to band together and refuse to wear them.

Refuse to ride motorbikes.

That will REALLY fuck the safety-nazis eh

[thehovel]

Refuse to ride motorbikes.

That will REALLY fuck the safety-nazis eh

Your signuture has been noted!!!!

[swbarnett]

Refuse to ride motorbikes.

That will REALLY fuck the safety-nazis eh

I don't know where this came from???

This is just silly. I have never suggested not riding. That's the exclusive domain of Katman and his ilk. What I'm suggesting is fighting an assumption that is based on flawed studies and emotional scare-mongering.

[swbarnett]

[QUOTE=Katman;1130234450]While I can normally pass your postings off as nothing more than mildly amusing libertarian raving,
I am no libertarian. They believe in "every man for themselves". I believe "one for all and all for one".

to decry the actions of those motorcyclists who voluntarily wear hi-viz as fucking it up for the rest of us, proves you to be a fucking moron.

I do not decry their actions. In the spirit of tolerance, if they want to wear hi-vis all power to them. What I decry is the reasoning. If you can give me a reason for wearing hi-vis other than the mistaken belief that it will make the rider safer (and, no, I don't believe they're a fasion statement - at least not for the majority of wearers) then please enlighten me.

[Katman]

I have never suggested not riding. That's the exclusive domain of Katman and his ilk.

[swbarnett]

Forgive me if I've misunderstood but aren't you the one advocating a sedate riding style? Conforming to the expectations of the rest of society? Might as well be driving a car (almost).

[Katman]