Posted on 08/07/2008 6:00:06 AM PDT by libstripper
BROOKSVILLE — Perched on a stool at Crossroads Bar & Grill, Larry Obonnon stroked his handlebar mustache and looked over several fliers for a state campaign encouraging motorcyclists to wear brighter colors.
One flier, titled "Green Eyed Monster,'' featured a man wearing shades, a black leather jacket and, stunningly, neon green chaps. Obonnon shook his head in disgust.
"I've been riding since the 1960s," said the gray-haired Obonnon, clutching a Budweiser, "and this stuff here ain't going to change a thing.''
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Which reminds me, FX is going to start a new series in Sept called “Sons of Anarchy”, about a biker gang. Looks interesting. But I don’t recall in any of the commercials their members wearing neon colors.
all that would mean is cars turning in front of a guy dressed in bright green chaps..he still is severely hurt or dies..
until cagers are TRAINED to look for bikes, no amount of colorful dress is going to help..
i live in california where motocyclists routinely ride between cars on freeways 65-90 mph.
if there’s an accident, the motocyclist lobby’s lawyers attack auto drivers.
occasionally they hit those “dot’s bots”—the ceramic tile dividing the lanes.
Half the time the cager knows you are there, is looking right at you, and does some dumb-a$$ thing anyway!
ok, a lime green textile suit, sure. kawasaki race leathers, maybe, but neon green chaps? no way.
hooligan’s ping
Oh that’s what those are for.
You mean they’re not slalom markers? :)
Even if they were "assless"?
Loud pipes save lives. Modulating head lights make sense. Loud colors? Please. As for cagers looking for motorcycles, I never assume they see me. If they can hit another car painted a bright color what good would me looking like a piece of tropical fruit on a bike do?
be sure to send me pix, you are gonna look so HAHT! ; )
actually, i had it wrong above:
they’re “bott’s dots”. they’re ceramic, reflective and divide the lanes.
some guy bott invented them long before i moved to ca in the mid 80’s.
you can’t use them where it snows because the snowplows take them up.
No biker should EVER depend on someone else to see them, they should ride as if they are invisible.
That aside, since all motorcycles are required to have the headlight on at all times I don’t see how a bright vest will help much in addition to the headlight, at least in terms of being seen from head on. What would help much more are additional lights especially down low such as fork mounted lights, to form a triangle of light.....its is pretty hard to miss that.
Yes, but how about getting rid of daytime running lights on cars to save motorcyclist lives and gas?
I’m in total agreement here. We motorcyclist need every edge we can get. Unfortunately, most motorcycling gear comes in the color black. I bought a bright orange Joe Rocket jacket several years ago and I still wear it. But black seems to be the color of choice. Riders and manufacturers can’t seem to step out of the box. I guess its a macho thing. But its not about being macho. Its about being conspicuous! I want to be seen, plain and simple. One last thing, get that corner speed down and pick the delayed apex. Be safe out there.
I know, I was just funnin’ ya.
I live here too (for now anyway). Always figured they were a pavlov’s dog sort of conditioning invention as well.
Drift out of your lane, and “blummpp, blummpp, blummpp!”
Chaps are ALWAYS “assless” - until I put them on!!! ;-P
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