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Originally Posted by bananana
You're only seeing the city squids. The much more responsible racers, trackday bros, canyon carvers and long distance riders are geared up to the teeth.
I squid from time to time for short distances in the city and accept any and all risks. However if the Government were to encourage use of safety gear through insurance discounts/premiums I would be 100% for it.
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Forgive me if this comes across the wrong way but I'm pretty sure lane splitting would occur in the city, so what people are wearing when they're outside of the city isn't very relevant. Especially considering most accidents are in the city.
Again I'm sorry if this comes across the wrong way but why should the government have to give people discounts to get them to put on a jacket? Are we really at the point where people can't sort out that keeping your skin attached to your body is a good idea on their own? Plus I'd imagine it would get a bit tricky to give someone a discount based on them wearing gear as then I think they'd need a disclaimer saying your insurance is invalid if you're then not wearing the gear (although I'm somewhat surprised they don't have that in there already, at least with helmets). That said I think not wearing gear is one of the few things you can do on the road that only increases the risk to yourself.