In the Netherlands there's talk about legislation about wearing protective
clothing on a bike. This protection will have to be approved bij some
standard, (iso). Reading the last few stories on this subject, I feel our
government is willing to do the right thing. If people are stupid enough to
ride without protective gear, the law might help them. This summe I saw
several bright guys riding at very high speeds (+ 200km/h) in just a pair of
shorts, a T-shirt and open slippers.Penalties are to be quite severe.
And there are more activities thar require protective gear, and no-one is
complaining about that?
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Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 9:39 PM
Subject: gear (not for the archives--fluff)
>
> Folks,
>
> I was maintaining my silence, until I read Shawn's comment from Monday.
> I'll keep it short, and minimize the unpleasantries.....but feel free to
> hit the delete key now.
>
> On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, SHAWN PEARSALL wrote:
>
> > Have fun...ride safely guys and gals....out of towners this weekend
had a
> > spill here...slid 170 feet into a guardrail....didn't walk away...but
are
> > alive (specifically due to helmets and riding suits) passenger has
broken
> > leg, arm and collar bone (hit guard rail, shattering the side of her
helmet)
>
> I went to Albuquerque this weekend, drove truck (not GTS), and had a good
> weekend, until the drive home.
>
> Just south of Socorro NM on Interstate 25 a Mazda MX3 in front of me lost
> control, went (eventually) off the right side, through a fence, and when
> it hit the rise to the frontage road, went into endo. The three
> occupants had seatbelts off, and became "motorcyclists without the benefit
> of helmets and protective gear".
>
> As an MSF instructor, I'm required to stay current on CPR and first aid,
> and try to keep track of trauma issues. Had to stop.
>
> The injuries were as expected for gearless riders. One woman was dead
> before I stopped the truck--massive head injuries. The guy had by all
> appearances a broken back. The other woman had severe road rash, was
> going into shock in a major way, and concerned me for internal injuries.
> The tatoo on her right calf is not going to be the same.
>
> Sorry. This kind of thing leaves you feeling pretty helpless. In this
> case seatbelts would have saved the three of them. In the case of a
> rider, folks, at 75 mph, the only thing that's gonna save your ass is what
> you're wearing.
>
> Chiming out,
> Phil
>
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