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- Subject: Re: HELMETS
- Message-ID: <28843.89.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>
- From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Date: 19 Nov 92 14:46:00 GMT
- Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
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- -> Many studies and much personal testimony indicates that a primary
- -> cause of motorcycle - automobile accidents result from poor
- -> conspicuity of motorcycles.
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- I was rather amused to find out that "poor conspicuity" has also been
- a common reason given for wrecks involving marked police cars, fire
- engines, and ambulances. Interestingly, the use of lights and/or siren
- didn't appear to make much difference.
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- The usual sworn statement of the citizen involved was, of course, "I
- didn't SEE him..."
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- -> So why on Earth would anyone *NOT* wear a neon orange vest with lime
- -> green reflective stripes. If you are not wearing neon clothing at
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- This from a guy with a paisley vest? Don't forget your flashing strobe
- light mounted on your helmet, knee and elbow pads, and your fiberglass
- pole with the flourescent warning flag. They won't "see" you anyway,
- but you can entertain small children...
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