/fa/ - Fashion

>>14172323
According to IIHS, 40% of crashes are single vehicle, 60% are with another vehicle. The safest year were the mid-90s, and deaths have almost tripled since then. Most people dying now are older riders who tend to ride big, loud Harleys. I know a few, am related to a few, and they tend to be stupid as fuck. The bikes the almost died on are huge engine touring bikes and crotch rockets. Touring guy was drunk, mean, his eyes were bad due to age, and we wore minimal equipment. No helmet, jacket, boots and chaps. He got into a wreck and it fucked him up proper. Leather alone is shit. The other guy is fat, young, and zips around on the highway on this crotch rocket. Looks like a bald bear propelled by his own farts. He's not gotten into any accidents, but he's still a retard.
For the time of day, night fall to midnight are the worst times.

The human body is basically a series of tubes and joints. If you can shield the joints and extremities, you tend to be fine. So, you're going to need
>helmet
>kneepads
>gloves
>boots
>elbow pads

You can wear the elbow kit under the jacket if you're self concious about it, and store your knees on the bike. As long as your jacket and boots are leather, they tend to be good Go with full gloves, not that fingerless shit.

So go slow, be defensive - not offensive to others, don't drink, don't drive at night if you can held it, and don't be a fat old retard on a harley.