• @RubberElectrons
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    313 months ago

    Fuck anyone who advocates against wearing a full-faced helmet. Fuck modular too, the kind moto cops wear that pop open… Cuz guess when they’ll unfortunately pop open?

    There’s a fortnine video advocating against wearing armor, that kevlar alone would take care of abrasion injuries etc. You know what I like when I crash? Not getting pebbles embedded into my elbow or knee flesh.

    Have fun, get there, and get old.

    • @[email protected]
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      223 months ago

      Former Motorcyclist here.

      The guy I used to ride with died! Collided with a car. He flew off his bike and face first into a pole.

      I was never friendly with him. He called me a pussy for wearing a full-faced helmet when we rode, while he was wearing a half-helmet that was like a WW2 replica on his harley. I was the youngest on the ride and he was lecturing me trying to teach me “his ways”.

      Well, he’s a meat crayon now.

      The people who are telling you to wear protection are still alive.

      • @Anticorp
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        43 months ago

        while he was wearing a half-helmet that was like a WW2 replica on his harley

        Let me guess, a Nazi helmet?

    • @[email protected]
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      3 months ago

      My friend had a minor head injury and his doctor advised him to wear a full face helmet whilst riding his bicycle. The cops pulled him over and he had to show them the note the doctor had written about it. I guess the concern is that if your face is obscured they can’t track you down if you commit a crime? Still seems pretty dumb to me.

      • Dragon Rider (drag)
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        253 months ago

        Cops are just nosy. No justification. They don’t like people who look weird. That’s how they’re trained to think.

        • @T00l_shed
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          43 months ago

          I don’t know… think seems like the wrong word. Maybe trained to react?

          • @[email protected]
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            i know a couple and i think bullied is a better word

            over here they are sometimes bullied into being a certain way

      • @[email protected]
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        73 months ago

        that has to be UK, it just has to be. the CCTV surveillance state is crazy there. (saying this as a Canadian whose face is recorded probably 200 times a day in my city)

      • @Anticorp
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        53 months ago

        What country? That’s pretty dystopian.

        • @Konstant
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          53 months ago

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          • @Anticorp
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            -43 months ago

            Almost certainly not.

    • @SendMePhotos
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      33 months ago

      I like my modular helmet that pops up. It’s pretty secure and I haven’t seen one pop open during an event. They also say they’re rated to be protective with the face up or closed.

    • @corm
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      33 months ago

      I unsubbed from fortnine after that, he sucks now

      But, the modular helmets are fine if ECE22.06 rated. They have steel latches

    • @Gammelfisch
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      23 months ago

      When I started riding I had a BMW modular helmet, Made by Schuberth, those things do not give up. I know some of the Harley-Davidson helmets are Made in China though Scorpion. No thanks.

    • @[email protected]
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      3 months ago

      Nice misinformation.

      I’m assuming you’re referring to the Fortnine video discussing the pads for impact protection and how they don’t protect you from impact. If you’re wearing gear you won’t get pebbles embedded into you. The pebbles will not go through your abrasion gear.

      • @[email protected]
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        13 months ago

        With the important sidenote that the protective gear has an abrasion rafting that’s only valid with the default protectors installed. If you remove them, the abrasion protection of the garment will likely be a bit lower.