Why don't folks wear gloves when they're riding?

[mv.senna]

...any ideas from you lot? :spudwhat:

as riders, our ACC levies are massive because of the cost of our injuries. We know we can do fk all to protect ourselves from useless car drivers, but we can minimise the severity of our injuries by wearing riding gear...

Curiously tho, I've seen a lot of riders out and about all over the country-side, fully geared up - but no gloves??!! what the??

Since generally, hands tend to get v.munted vs tarseal at even low speeds (below 50km) why is it that folks choose to ride without gloves? is it a cost thing? is it a she'll be right thing? :slap:

same deal with open-face helmets...does anyone else think these should be banned too!! face vs tarseal....ouch!!

(...and don't get me started on the scooter commuting office folks, in their protective skirts and manolo blahnik's for the girls, or safety cargo shorts n jandals for the boys...)

anyway, will be interested to hear what you lot think.

[crashe]

same deal with open-face helmets...does anyone else think these should be banned too!! face vs tarseal....ouch!!

I have a friend who is clostrophobic (sp) and cant stand to wear a full face helmet.... so they wear a open face helmet with a visor.
Are you saying that they shouldn't be riding their bike at all, when they love riding?


I have another friend who wont even go pillion now due to her suffering with clostrophobic (sp) to even wearing a open face helmet... she used to always go on the back of her hubby's bike..... but over the years the phobia has got so bad......
If there was a way where she could get an excemption to never wear a helmet then she would go pillion again..... but since there is no excemption, she waves him off as he goes for a ride.

[Ixion]

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same deal with open-face helmets...does anyone else think these should be banned too!! face vs tarseal....ouch!!

An excellent idea. But a much better one would be to ban all those dreadful noisy "sportbike" motorcycles that those people race around on.

My friend Doris was innocently minding her own business, going along the road (and she's a VERY careful driver, never goes over 70kph), and one of those dreadful things raced by her at an absolutely suicidal speed. She never even saw it coming (admittedly, she does hang her handbag on the rear view mirror thing, which obscures it a tiny bit. But the motorcyclist was speeding anyway, they always do). She was so upset that she had to stop at my place for a nice cup of tea and a wee lie down.

The sooner those dangerous and antisocial toys are banned the better for everyone, including the riders, Why should I have to pay taxes and ACC to patch them up when they injure themselves?

Still banning their helmets is a good start, and once we start banning things we can easily extend it.

[T.W.R]

Because they think this will never happen

As for helmets check the 2nd pic

And my pet hate total lack of protective gear got a local down here that consistantly over the last few weeks travels the main south (SH1) in a T-shirt, shorts & sneakers, even had his daughter on the back the other day dressed the same, no protective gear apart from helmets

[scumdog]

I wear what I wear.

But only ride without gloves when puttering around the paddock at a motor-bike rally.

[Bren]

you can ban this and that and the other thing as much as ya want BUT there is one thing you can never ban...and that is the Idiot Factor.
For example Fireworks: 20 years ago we were able to have Double Happys, and Tom Thumbs...(I Loved 'em)...some assholes decided to let the Idiot Factor take control...then they were banned...Skyrockets are now banned as ya all know, but does that stop the Idiot Factor? NO! Soon we wont be able to even buy fireworks at all...NOW THAT SUCKS....just cos of a few stupid idiots...

The same goes for bikes...Ya get a few IDIOTS, thats all they are ...self centred fucking dumbasses that try to fuck it up for everyone....thats my rant!

[Mental Trousers]

They're those kinky bastards that love having someone else wipe their arse for them. Sicko's.

[Bikernereid]

Personally I get pissed when I see people on sportbikes in t-shorts and shorts but that is just me. I don't get you would want to get on a bike without protecting yourself properly!!

As for the 'bimbo's on the scooters, it cracks me up that they bother so much about looking hot on the scooter but don't think about what a mess they will look when they have an accident!!

...any ideas from you lot? :spudwhat:

as riders, our ACC levies are massive because of the cost of our injuries. We know we can do fk all to protect ourselves from useless car drivers, but we can minimise the severity of our injuries by wearing riding gear...

Curiously tho, I've seen a lot of riders out and about all over the country-side, fully geared up - but no gloves??!! what the??

Since generally, hands tend to get v.munted vs tarseal at even low speeds (below 50km) why is it that folks choose to ride without gloves? is it a cost thing? is it a she'll be right thing? :slap:

same deal with open-face helmets...does anyone else think these should be banned too!! face vs tarseal....ouch!!

(...and don't get me started on the scooter commuting office folks, in their protective skirts and manolo blahnik's for the girls, or safety cargo shorts n jandals for the boys...)

anyway, will be interested to hear what you lot think.

[Mr Skid]

I don't understand people not wearing gloves.
How do they expect to be able to masturbate with shredded hands?

[Bikernereid]

They get someone else to do it for them, just a suggestion!!

I don't understand people not wearing gloves.
How do they expect to be able to masturbate with shredded hands?

[howdamnhard]

I always wear gloves and full face helmet.Both slow speed bins I had would have taken the skin off my hands if I wasn't wearing gloves.Also wear all the other protective gear to.Always shake my head at the people riding in t shirts,shorts and jandals.Ever seen what a linisher(fixed belt sander) does to metal ,well imagine the road is the linisher and your skin and flesh is the metal.

[James Deuce]

Burn them! Burn them all!

[MaxB]

Saw a scooter rider on my way home from work whose sole mission in life was to get past what ever the cost. Zig zagging through the traffic wearing a helmet, gloves, jacket, trackies and er clogs with bare feet. Plus he was riding feet down coming up to the lights. Ouch.

[bandit_girl]

you can ban this and that and the other thing as much as ya want BUT there is one thing you can never ban...and that is the Idiot Factor.
For example Fireworks: 20 years ago we were able to have Double Happys, and Tom Thumbs...(I Loved 'em)...some assholes decided to let the Idiot Factor take control...then they were banned...Skyrockets are now banned as ya all know, but does that stop the Idiot Factor? NO! Soon we wont be able to even buy fireworks at all...NOW THAT SUCKS....just cos of a few stupid idiots...

The same goes for bikes...Ya get a few IDIOTS, thats all they are ...self centred fucking dumbasses that try to fuck it up for everyone....thats my rant!

+1 couldn't agree more with this!!

[NhuanH]

same deal with open-face helmets...does anyone else think these should be banned too!! face vs tarseal....ouch!!

I had to ride a road bike with a dirt helmet the other day - sans goggles! Not recommended in the British winter if you hope to exceed 60mp/h.
Yes, this speed can be achieved once you have negotiated the High St!
The sheer fashion faux-pas of this bike | helmet combo means it should be banned!

(...and don't get me started on the scooter commuting office folks, in their protective skirts and manolo blahnik's for the girls, or safety cargo shorts n jandals for the boys...)

ain't nowt wrong with jandals! Leave them alone, safety nazi!