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Re: Nanny state dictating what we must wear
Reply #30 - Dec 8^th, 2014 at 3:58am

AiA wrote on Nov 29^th, 2014 at 5:53am:

Get rid of helmet laws. Get rid of all laws concerning motorcyclists. But first have all drivers sign a statement that they understand they will be refused any medical care in the case of an accident that is funded, in any way, by the tax payer.

Reasonable point, but to be fair, you'd allow pro-rata funding. Then I'd still take the risk if I so desired.

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Reply #31 - Jan 13^th, 2015 at 4:36pm

I always have thought that the simplest solution would be to teach people to drive/ride properly in the first place before unleashing them onto the community....

Never gonna happen though, too much money in insurance.

Oh, and also, change the culture of driving being a right of passage to it being a privilege you have to earn and retest for at regular intervals. Something a bit more advanced that a reverse park, hill start and three point turn though eh?

On the 26th of January you are all invited to celebrate little white penal day...

"They're not rules as such, more like guidelines" Pirates of the Caribbean..

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Reply #32 - Jan 14^th, 2015 at 3:34pm

Making motorcyclists wear fluro or hi-vis vests or gear is stupid.

When riding a motorcycle the only person looking out for your safety is you.

Ride like you're invisible and every front bottom out there in a car is out to kill you and you'll have a chance.

Throw any of the responsibility for your safety onto the drivers around you and you'll soon be laying in a hospital bed mewing like a b!tch about how "waaaaa... they didn't see me.... it's their fault".

"You're just one lucky motherf-cker" - Someone, 5th February 2013

Num num num num.

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