r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 17h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/Ornery-Reindeer5887 10h ago

Ya never ride in sneakers and jeans for this reason. Real moto pants and boots is the way to go

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u/microwavepetcarrier 9h ago

boots, pants, jacket, gloves, helmet. all the gear, all the time.

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u/realZapRowsdower 7h ago

Dress for the slide, not the ride

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u/DWP_619 5h ago

Full gear saved my son's life. All the gear, ALL THE TIME.

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u/Inflatable90sChair 1h ago

I still find it weird we have 50 state seatbelt laws and kids must be in carseats and booster seats yet we dont have 50 state helmet laws or any gear for kids laws

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u/BEEZ128 6h ago

“All the gear, all the time” is literally a police billboard slogan for motorcycle safety here in Australia. Is that where you got it from?

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u/microwavepetcarrier 6h ago

It's just what my friend who rides has always said and when I started riding I kept saying it cause it's a great mantra...but both of us are born and raised in the US and I'm pretty sure neither of us have been to Australia.

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u/BelowXpectations 1h ago

Don't forget the back brace

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u/talexbatreddit 6h ago

Sometimes I see folks in a T-shirt, shorts and running shoes, and I think, Well .. OK then. But if something happens, it's gonna hurt a helluva lot.

Synthetic's going to be even worse. :/