Too many fatalities this year already

Message
Author
User avatar
Skier
Site Supporter - Platinum
Site Supporter - Platinum
Posts: 2242
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:44 am
Sex: Male
Location: Pullman, WA, USA

#21 Unread post by Skier »

mazer wrote:congrats to your sis and your friend...practice, practice, practice makes us all better riders.
My state's sister program has little to nothing to do with my sister. ;)
[url=http://www.motoblag.com/blag/]Practicing the dark and forgotten art of using turn signals since '98.[/url]

User avatar
Lion_Lady
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 1884
Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 6:44 am
Real Name: Pam
Sex: Female
Years Riding: 20
My Motorcycle: 2013 BMW R1200R 90th Anniversary
Location: Lynchburg, VA

#22 Unread post by Lion_Lady »

BuzZz wrote:When your number is up, it is up and there ain't nothing you can do about it. :twisted:
I hate this "logic." I see that you wear full gear, so I'm guessinig that you don't take this too seriously, BuzZz.

I hear too many riders (any # of riders using this is too many) use this "reasoning" as the excuse not to bother with gear. I'm dying to respond the next time I hear that statement, "So. If my "number" ISN'T up, I can just lay down in traffic, and nothing will happen?"

P
Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity - Alice Paul

User avatar
sapaul
Legendary 2000
Legendary 2000
Posts: 2386
Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:45 am
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 90
My Motorcycle: 2011 R1200R 07 BMW GS, Kymco 250 little
Location: South Africa

#23 Unread post by sapaul »

Hi all, picked up on this one becasue it is very close to my heart. We also have an increasing fatality rate, not just bikes but we are more vunurable.

In SA we started the THINK BIKE movement and we have had great success and we would love to get this going internationally as well.

go to www.thinkbike.co.za

In short we have acheived a good deal towards road safety. 4 years ago you never saw a rider here with a high viz vest, now we have thousands. ATGATT is everywhere and we have programs like TITTS, (dont laugh, got your attention yeah) Take It To The Schools.

yours truly started a marshals program that we now assist cyclists on their rides and we have captured all of the business for the major cycle races. Thus helping to fund the campaign. We have support services, a shop, media, training, a 15 man committee now. All in 4 short years. Ironically our chairman was killed last year as a bus made a u-turn without warning.

Saying we cant do anything about it is bull, you can, if you want to. We have and we believe we save lives.

It is sad to see this as a world wide trend and if there is anything at all that we can help or assist you guy's with, we will. Visit the web site, have a read, read our forum.

I was a bit lost befoe Think Bike, see 1000 posts haha, but I now have a home with a common cause. No reason why you can't do the same.
I spent my therapy money an a K1200S
The therapy worked, I got a GS now
A touch of insanity crept back in the shape of an R1200R

User avatar
Nalian
Site Supporter - Platinum
Site Supporter - Platinum
Posts: 1224
Joined: Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:55 am
Sex: Female
Years Riding: 5
My Motorcycle: 2011/BMW/F800R
Location: Boston, MA

#24 Unread post by Nalian »

Almost all the new riders that park at the motorcycle lot at work are under-geared. It drives me crazy, but there's not much I can do about it. My buddy who just started riding has everything except riding pants - I just can't convince him to buy a pair yet. I'm hoping the summer heat will convince him to buy mesh pants so he can wear shorts to work. Who knows, though.

For me, I'm just making sure I always gear up, wear reflective gear, and watch for the crazy people. For commuting I try to pick the easiest roads to deal with that have the least amounts of folks who can turn into me. It helps a lot I find here in Boston - but our drivers are known to be a bit bonkers no matter what.

User avatar
RhadamYgg
Legendary 2000
Legendary 2000
Posts: 2172
Joined: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:06 pm
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 7
My Motorcycle: 2006/Yamaha/FZ6
Location: Linden, NJ

#25 Unread post by RhadamYgg »

Nalian wrote:Almost all the new riders that park at the motorcycle lot at work are under-geared. It drives me crazy, but there's not much I can do about it. My buddy who just started riding has everything except riding pants - I just can't convince him to buy a pair yet. I'm hoping the summer heat will convince him to buy mesh pants so he can wear shorts to work. Who knows, though.

For me, I'm just making sure I always gear up, wear reflective gear, and watch for the crazy people. For commuting I try to pick the easiest roads to deal with that have the least amounts of folks who can turn into me. It helps a lot I find here in Boston - but our drivers are known to be a bit bonkers no matter what.
I don't know man. I bought a set of mesh pants (very cheap, so maybe not representative) and I had zero confidence in them. I ended up throwing them out - after purchasing some hocky like pads to go with them... It was too much work.

RhadamYgg
RhadamYgg / Skydiver / Motorbike Rider / Mountain Climber
FZ6/11302 mi|Suzuki B-King/5178 mi|Ninja 250cc/5300 mi| (rented)ST1300 850 mi
Hoping my kids don't hate me too much in the future.
Random 2003/Corwin 2006/Cordelia and Morrigan 2009

User avatar
BuzZz
Site Supporter - Platinum
Site Supporter - Platinum
Posts: 4726
Joined: Sat Mar 20, 2004 12:02 am
Real Name: Never Used Here
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 47
My Motorcycle: makes my 'nads tingle
Location: Buttfluck Nowhere, Manitoba

#26 Unread post by BuzZz »

Lion_Lady wrote:
BuzZz wrote:When your number is up, it is up and there ain't nothing you can do about it. :twisted:
I hate this "logic." I see that you wear full gear, so I'm guessinig that you don't take this too seriously, BuzZz.

I hear too many riders (any # of riders using this is too many) use this "reasoning" as the excuse not to bother with gear. I'm dying to respond the next time I hear that statement, "So. If my "number" ISN'T up, I can just lay down in traffic, and nothing will happen?"

P
Actually, I absolutely believe it. But I don't see it as a reason to not gear-up. If it's time for Buzz to buzz-off, it's time, gear or not. But if it isn't time, then I view gear as pro-active pain minimization. And since I don't know when the big moment will actually come, I foolishly assume it won't be today, and the gear is there to save me some ouch time. :mrgreen:
No Witnesses.... :shifty:

User avatar
Nalian
Site Supporter - Platinum
Site Supporter - Platinum
Posts: 1224
Joined: Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:55 am
Sex: Female
Years Riding: 5
My Motorcycle: 2011/BMW/F800R
Location: Boston, MA

#27 Unread post by Nalian »

RhadamYgg wrote:
Nalian wrote:Almost all the new riders that park at the motorcycle lot at work are under-geared. It drives me crazy, but there's not much I can do about it. My buddy who just started riding has everything except riding pants - I just can't convince him to buy a pair yet. I'm hoping the summer heat will convince him to buy mesh pants so he can wear shorts to work. Who knows, though.

For me, I'm just making sure I always gear up, wear reflective gear, and watch for the crazy people. For commuting I try to pick the easiest roads to deal with that have the least amounts of folks who can turn into me. It helps a lot I find here in Boston - but our drivers are known to be a bit bonkers no matter what.
I don't know man. I bought a set of mesh pants (very cheap, so maybe not representative) and I had zero confidence in them. I ended up throwing them out - after purchasing some hocky like pads to go with them... It was too much work.

RhadamYgg
That's too bad. I know 3 folks who have gone down in mesh gear - all walked away from it with very few scratches. One of them slid quite a ways down the asphault and had very little roadrash to show for it. Sore for two days then back to up and around. Not bad for t-shirt and shorts under mesh gear, IMHO. Jeans never would have held up that well.

FWIW these are just joe rocket phoenix pants. Not cheap, but not very expensive either.

User avatar
RhadamYgg
Legendary 2000
Legendary 2000
Posts: 2172
Joined: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:06 pm
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 7
My Motorcycle: 2006/Yamaha/FZ6
Location: Linden, NJ

#28 Unread post by RhadamYgg »

Nalian wrote:
RhadamYgg wrote:
Nalian wrote:Almost all the new riders that park at the motorcycle lot at work are under-geared. It drives me crazy, but there's not much I can do about it. My buddy who just started riding has everything except riding pants - I just can't convince him to buy a pair yet. I'm hoping the summer heat will convince him to buy mesh pants so he can wear shorts to work. Who knows, though.

For me, I'm just making sure I always gear up, wear reflective gear, and watch for the crazy people. For commuting I try to pick the easiest roads to deal with that have the least amounts of folks who can turn into me. It helps a lot I find here in Boston - but our drivers are known to be a bit bonkers no matter what.
I don't know man. I bought a set of mesh pants (very cheap, so maybe not representative) and I had zero confidence in them. I ended up throwing them out - after purchasing some hocky like pads to go with them... It was too much work.

RhadamYgg
That's too bad. I know 3 folks who have gone down in mesh gear - all walked away from it with very few scratches. One of them slid quite a ways down the asphault and had very little roadrash to show for it. Sore for two days then back to up and around. Not bad for t-shirt and shorts under mesh gear, IMHO. Jeans never would have held up that well.

FWIW these are just joe rocket phoenix pants. Not cheap, but not very expensive either.
hmm, probably an instance of me picking up $25 super extra low-cost pants that really didn't meet the specs of what I'd need from pants.

I'll check those out - because I'll need some lighter gear in the depths of summer.

RhadamYgg
RhadamYgg / Skydiver / Motorbike Rider / Mountain Climber
FZ6/11302 mi|Suzuki B-King/5178 mi|Ninja 250cc/5300 mi| (rented)ST1300 850 mi
Hoping my kids don't hate me too much in the future.
Random 2003/Corwin 2006/Cordelia and Morrigan 2009

User avatar
kawgurl
Veteran
Veteran
Posts: 52
Joined: Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:07 am
Sex: Male
Location: Alberta, Canada

#29 Unread post by kawgurl »

Another death on the Calgary streets last night - the radio announcement went something like this: "rider on a sport bike doing 200 km/hr on Deefoot Trail (our main freeway/thoroughfare) loses control and rear ends vehicle"...

:frusty:
[b]~Robyn~[/b]
'09 Kawi Nomad 1700

[i]"Sometimes the best communication happens when you're on separate bikes."[/i] ~Author Unknown

User avatar
Brackstone
Legendary 1500
Legendary 1500
Posts: 1567
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:17 am
Real Name: David
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 3
My Motorcycle: 2010/Ducati/Monster 1100
Location: New Jersey

#30 Unread post by Brackstone »

I have two friends who want to ride motorcycles.

One will wear jeans but not special jeans even if I bought them for her.
The other won't wear anything other than maybe fingerless gloves and sunglasses and a brain bucket.

:(
Ducati Monster 1100 (Vrooom!!)
Aprilia Shiver 750 (sold)
2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250cc (sold)

Post Reply