What were you wearing when you had your last off or near miss?

[Astro]

I've grabbed some comments from recent entries in the 'It wasn't me' thread. It's a worthwhile subject - something we can do to protect ourselves. (Apologies to the original authors as I've cut down the entries to aid readability.)

So... what were you wearing last time you had an off, or a near miss ? What injuries did you suffer ? More importantly - if you were wearing the right kind of gear, what injuries do you think you avoided?

Someone told me later that that particular intersection has a red light camera so the cage driver is farked, 6 pointer & big fine I was wearing all the right gear, lucky I didn't need it.

MY POINT;
6 demerit points and a fine doesn't send a message, neither does road rage (yeah, I'm talking to your Josh) Nothing the government is ever going to do with it's $50 levy (Victorians) is ever going to help you as a rider. You need to help yourself, and, any and every rider you meet by making them aware of the value of safety gear. Yes, you can legally ride down a public road in your birthday suit, provided you are wearing your standards approved helmet. But, a 15 meter slide on ashphalt in shorts from a 20 km an hour accident WILL leave you scared for life. Depending on where you ground away 3 inches of skin, fat, and muscle you may even loose the ability to walk. (loss of 30% or more of quadricep muscle can render you incapable of bipedal movement (unable to walk!)).

I might have had a few too many to drink at this point in time, but what i'm telling you is something i am passionate about. A full suit of safety gear, head to toe, can cost less than a thousand dollars. What is the abillity to walk worth to you????

6 points and a fine... nothing. What were you wearing when you had your lucky near miss?

Geoff.