Your philosophy on wearing gear

OTB · 03-19-2008, 11:03 AM

JMHO....but:
as far as the philosophy "I don't wear gear if I'm just coolin' it, or just going for a short hop".

3/4 of MC accidents are caused by other vehicles, and occur within a mile or so of home. 2/3 of those accidents occur within 10 minutes of the beginning of the trip.

http://www.clarity.net/~adam/hurt-report.html

If I knew when I was gonna be in an accident, THAT'S when I would wear my gear.....unfortunately.......

If you read the results of the report carefully, you may conclude that the shorter the ride with the more intersections and the lower the speeds, the more likely the case you would need your gear.......

.....and you'd be right.

View Poll Results: How much and how often do you wear gear?
AGATT - All gear, all the time	21	42.00%
All/most gear, most of the time	24	48.00%
Some gear, most of the time	2	4.00%
Some gear, sometimes	0	0%
Gear? What's that?	1	2.00%
Other (please explain)	2	4.00%
Voters: 50. You may not vote on this poll

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03-19-2008, 11:03 AM	#1
OTB The Man Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CrabTown USA Moto: 00 Bimota DB4 Posts: 823	JMHO....but: as far as the philosophy "I don't wear gear if I'm just coolin' it, or just going for a short hop". 3/4 of MC accidents are caused by other vehicles, and occur within a mile or so of home. 2/3 of those accidents occur within 10 minutes of the beginning of the trip. http://www.clarity.net/~adam/hurt-report.html If I knew when I was gonna be in an accident, THAT'S when I would wear my gear.....unfortunately....... If you read the results of the report carefully, you may conclude that the shorter the ride with the more intersections and the lower the speeds, the more likely the case you would need your gear....... .....and you'd be right.