Perhaps this is something they need to see/read

[twinkle]

and probably even cyclists that travel at far greater speeds than me to and from uni without anything more than a helmet

Usually I wear at least my undies as well

but nobodys out there harrasing them.

sometimes the women do, but meh i just go with it

[Squiggles]

i'll show ya some gashes in my jacket from my >30k bin a couple of months ago, woulda looked nice on me belly im sure

Not labelling ya alongside the guy in the first post, but makes cha think eh?
just a jacket and gloves isnt that much more to take for what it could potentially do

as fer the gloves, gives ya a nice wee pain in the hands when ya trip and fall at 5k/hr... even scrapes the skin off, at 30 they'll prolly looks like this guys ass i leave mine in my helmet, what do i loose? 2 secs puttin em on and taking them off (less time than it takes to read this sentence probably )

However, its your choice, good luck with it.

but nobodys out there harrasing them.

I've "harassed" a brave one that came by the signup stands last time, asking if they like their palms raw saw em two weeks back leaving with some of those cheap leather gloves (but they were there none the less...) i think ill mention jackets next, then another 200cc

[HungusMaximist]

^ Gotta agree with Steven there.

Instinctively, the first thing you do when you go down (a fall) is to put at yours hands to save yourself.

Theres not alot people you see who don't put out their hands when they fall, like actually who just let their head and body bits hit the ground.

How I fractured my wrist was, riding my bicycle and then falling. I clearly remembered was my left wrist crunching to the ground trying to save my head and face. Yep, my palms got pretty fucken raw even at those push bike speeds.

A no go without gloves man.

[motorbyclist]

Yes im the idiot on the naked yellow bandit firstly i now know i should wear gloves every day and will do so however in my defence i only live in new market probably around 3km away from uni and due to central aucklands traffic hardly ever exceed 30km/hr,

i've seen a mate spend 2 hours doing oil changes, brake pads etc etc and hop on his bike to test everything was sweet. didn't even get 20m down my driveway. changing to second he hit neutral, bike revved then engaged 2nd on it's own.

alot of blood soaked paper towels, several stitches, and xrays of his thumb.

as a rule now i don't care what i'm doing - helmet, jacket and gloves nomatter what, and if it's wet or i'm going for a ride (as opposed to a commute) it's boots and pants too

need i quote that statisitic that over half of all crashes happen within 5 km of home?

[bomma]

Before i upgraded to a bike i had a scooter and like most people i had my fair share of low speed bins and apart from the odd grazed knee i dont have any injuries to back your claims.

although u sound like a dick, its all good. i do psych so ill explain it using common sense but in psych terms. your experiences in the past (ie the lack of injurious crashes) has reinforced thought patterns that you wont get hurt in a crash!! this has been reinforced further by you not having been hurt, or not having had crashes. thus you have developed this attitude toward safety gear. in simple english, you think its fine coz nothing has happened SO FAR (and hopefully nothing will happen) but ya never know!!!

I know plenty of scooter riders and probably even cyclists that travel at far greater speeds than me to and from uni without anything more than a helmet but nobodys out there harrasing them.

to be honest, unless i personally know the cyclist or scooter rider, i dont give a flamin toss about em....i dont wish them harm but if they choose to ride with a hoodie, jandals and shorts then they assume risk at their own will and whether something happens or not is insignificant to me......but bikers are different...dnt want any biker to get hurt man.....keep safe aye

[breakaway]

So I pulled up to the lights today, I was in front of the queue, with 2 other's one on a nifty50 and the other on a street magic. Both were wearing helmet / gloves and hoodies. Then this attractive girl pulled up, on a shithouse 4T 50cc moped. As I was perving admiring her through my tinted visor , I noticed that she wasn't wearing any protective gear except for a soup bowl. Also had a pillion on the back, wearing a soup bowl. No gloves / pants / jacket. Both wearing sleeveless tops. I'd hate to see what would happen if they came off.

Just the other day I saw a a girl on a nifty 50 w/ pillion crashing her nifty50 into a tree at jogging pace, wearing next to no gear. Was funny as hell watching all the boys trying to be knights in shining armor helping them up.

[scumdog]

although u sound like a dick, its all good. i do psych so ill explain it using common sense but in psych terms. your experiences in the past (ie the lack of injurious crashes) has reinforced thought patterns that you wont get hurt in a crash!! this has been reinforced further by you not having been hurt, or not having had crashes. thus you have developed this attitude toward safety gear. in simple english, you think its fine coz nothing has happened SO FAR (and hopefully nothing will happen) but ya never know!!!

And this is why we have so many shit drivers/riders on the road - the old "I'm OK, never had a (bad) crash so what's the worry?" attitude - the younger the person, the more that attitude shows.

Bad shit seems to always only happen to that mythical "somebody else".

[breakaway]

Bad shit seems to always only happen to that mythical "somebody else".

Exactly right. When I was going down, I couldn't believe it was happening to me. Right until the time my bike hit the ground, I was confident I could save it. I was wearing ALL gear at the time, so I walked away with a tiny little scrape on my elbow.