tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410642459680482900.post1886264526815678532..comments2023-09-26T19:08:09.181-07:00Comments on The Ride: Protective Equipment for RidersMalcolm Palmer . . .http://www.blogger.com/profile/02908856006920450599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410642459680482900.post-42368460206186204402010-05-07T03:19:49.382-07:002010-05-07T03:19:49.382-07:00Yet another 'report' using dogmatic claims...Yet another 'report' using dogmatic claims and circumstantial evidence in an attempt to promote a ideological stance. <br /><br />By page 3 we are told that of the 3 things that 'protective' clothing should do is 'help to make them visible to other road users'. Then on page 10 (under a picture of a rider in a dark jacket) this is reinforced with 'Bright colours for best visibility to other road users'- yet this belief is NOT EVIDENCED in ANY of the data they use to support their arguments. Pathetic. <br /><br />Using the data they have taken from the MAIDS study suggest what I already understood - lower limb injury is what needs to be addressed and there is not so much benefit to be had from the most commonly noticeable clothing 'upgrade' - the jacket. Just @20% 'benefit'! The difference in gloves is hardly anything! While footwear (arguably far cheaper!) can make a nearly 50% difference to motorcycle riders involved in crashes and heavy trousers make a bigger difference than jackets.Voyagernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410642459680482900.post-79494893462838253542010-05-06T04:58:41.308-07:002010-05-06T04:58:41.308-07:00I was a boring fart last year and clothed myself h...I was a boring fart last year and clothed myself head to toe in EN PPE stuff - helmets are anyway, but the Scott Leathers textile kit, Alpinestars Boots and Halvarssons safety were specific purchases.<br /><br />Unfortunately the gloves are a little tight for comfort so I'm looking for others.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892784420949209640noreply@blogger.com