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Originally Posted by lendaddy
You guys wear leathers/full road gear on your pedal bikes too?
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I have to admit I chuckled myself when bicycles in the city are thought to be safer than a scooter. I have ridden a full sized motorcycle in NYC and at the time wished I was on a moped/scooter. IMO, a scooter would be the PERFECT mode of transportation in NYC. I have no fear of 20mph road rash, and body armor does not exist that will keep you from getting crunched if you get t-boned by a car
Any vehicle that moves can be dangerous, yet somehow I and many of you here have survived without the need to buy only new cars with 20 airbags all over the place in them. Is riding a scooter more risky than driving a car? Yes, but I would feel much safer on a lightweight scooter than a heavy cruiser in slow city traffic.
I guess I must be the only one here who rides with a DOT helmet, jeans and a plain leather jacket or the only one here who would consider riding a bicycle on a sidewalk with a helmet, or would fly in a 1955 airplane, or would shoot a woodchuck out of my bedroom window with a .22 without wearing earmuffs and safety glasses, or would still snow ski without a helmet or would paddle a row boat around a pond without a life jacket. My god, how have I lived this long?
PS, I do wear full gear for racing MX and a helmet/life jacket when whitewater kayaking, but some of you guys take this safety stuff a bit to the extreme.