dadic
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Reged: 28/06/2008
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Loc: wigan
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I am absolutely amazed at the absolute madness of some bikers. Today I saw two bikes on potentially icey road sufaces wearing cotton pants and normal shoes. The sooner it is made legal that safety clothes are worn the sooner people will not lose their job, screw up their lives and not sponge of society.
Do you agree or disagree
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chappers
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Reged: 31/12/2006
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Although I agree that wearing inappropriate gear is stupid It should be at the end of the day the riders choice and responsibility we have enough nanny state as it is.
Welcome.
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makka
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Reged: 13/05/2007
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And we can all guess where the no vote came from.
Go away with your idiotic suggestions.
If you want to live a life without risk then fucking stay in the womb and get your Mother to stay in bed.
I expect you are a good friend of that tosser who goes around videoing people doing things on their bikes he doesn't like and sending them to the enforcers.
Personal choice, Personal responsibility.
I gave up wanting Mummy and Daddy telling me what to do when I left home.
And don't give me that crap about it costing the tax payer either. Or do you want to make it illegal to be fat? As they cost the tax payer hundreds or thousands of times more.
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makka
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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leigh49
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Loc: sunny sarf lunnen
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I'm of the same mind as makka & chappers.It should be up to the individual to make up their own mind what to wear.But cotton pants?Do these people not own trousers?they must have been freezing in just their undercrackers.
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makka
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Jeans are made of cotton.
He's probably just trying to sensationalise.
And "pants"?
Damn johny foreigner, so has nothing to say about our legal system anyway.
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makka
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
J. Krishnamurti
Never confuse who you are with what you do.
Makka
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chappers
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Mrs is just making me a Camomile tea makka you should try it sometime. 
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Biggles
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Reged: 05/05/2007
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Loc: Orion arm of the milky way
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I am with Makka, but it much milder tones. No we really don't need laws thank you. There are enough already. (BTW welcome to the forum).
A really good thing to campaign on would be to revise the design of street furniture, plus how and where it is placed. The sides of our roads are cluttered with lethal, badly designed, poorly placed stationary objects.
Much signage is now put up purely for 'just in case' legal reasons and not as information.
Cut down on poles right beside the road, barriers made of wire and slick manhole covers on bends and you will instantly reduce deaths and injuries to both bikers and drivers. [dismounts from soap box with as much dignity as he can muster to go and vote nay]
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makka
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Oh the voice of reason.
I like to take the role of the voice of MR ANGRY. 
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makka
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
J. Krishnamurti
Never confuse who you are with what you do.
Makka
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xxrider
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I'm all for as much safety gear as possible - but through education, not legislation, so I voted "no".
We don't need laws forcing us to wear leather, armour, boots, gloves etc.
We just need to show folk who ride what the possible consequences are of a low-medium speed off in shorts and trainers, and then allow them to make their own minds up.
And not whinge when the worst does happen......
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makka
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OMG there's another safety nazi out there.
This one is too cowardly to show his face though.
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makka
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
J. Krishnamurti
Never confuse who you are with what you do.
Makka
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chappers
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I'm guessing it's a wind up merchant.
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Aussie675R
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Reged: 07/01/2009
Posts: 14
Loc: Victoria Australia
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I guess once you have had your skin torn off you might consider covering up.. around where i live its all shorts and T shirts, I like to sweat so its leathers for me.. each to their own i guess.
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xxrider
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Quote:
OMG there's another safety nazi out there.
This one is too cowardly to show his face though.
THREE yes votes now........
C'mon folks, tell us why. We like a good debate....
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RichWallo
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Reged: 20/03/2008
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Loc: leicester
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i have to agree with xxrider and also voted no..
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I'm all for as much safety gear as possible - but through education, not legislation, so I voted "no".
We don't need laws forcing us to wear leather, armour, boots, gloves etc.
We just need to show folk who ride what the possible consequences are of a low-medium speed off in shorts and trainers, and then allow them to make their own minds up.
are these subjects not covered by cbt?
i am sure they were on the "star rider" course that i did back in 1980
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chappers
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Common guys fess up who are the yay sayers, lets have an helthy debate re the pros, cons and impact on civil liberties that's what forums are for are they not debate and an exchange of information let's do as the Romans did.
Baggsy not Julius Caesar.
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makka
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I think they may be afraid to fess up 'cos they think they might be abused. 
Amazing what thin skin these folks have.
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makka
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
J. Krishnamurti
Never confuse who you are with what you do.
Makka
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chappers
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Sahme people don't have the backbone to stand up for their convictions I'm not about to abuse anyone.
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shinybusa
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Reged: 08/01/2008
Posts: 1989
Loc: away with the fairies..
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I said YES............ 
Coz it'll wind Makka up..... 
Health and safety Nazi's......Balls to them...I don't want to be wrapped in cotton wool...I like taking risks, I was a Bomb Disposal engineer FFS, I got a kick out of working with extremely dangerous things that go bang, and kind of spread you all over a grid square if you fuck it up!!!
I may die fat, I may die fast, I will die...I want to die happy.....enjoying myself!!!!
Preferably with a pint in one hand and a sexy woman on the other... 
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chappers
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See now that wasn't too bad was it I said someone was ona wind up earlier.
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Aussie675R
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Reged: 07/01/2009
Posts: 14
Loc: Victoria Australia
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This debate has got a bit to go yet!! The state i live in has so many nanny ,cottonwool soft cock laws - and we bikers are slugged with insane on road taxs and stupid traffic laws.. not to mention these cheese cutter SAFETY fences the dickheads are now building on our motorways,grrrr The last thing we need are saftey gear laws aswell. I have lost skin off my back from a dirt bike stack when i was a kid so im a bit off the idea of doing it again. Thats my 2cents.
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