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IF I RULED THE WORLD...New riders would be limited to under 200cc for the first year, 500cc the second year, 750cc third year, 1000cc limit the fourth year. And to make sure they wear protective equipment, after passing their written and riding test, one final test....The tester and newbie go for a ride in a car. But not just any car, the tester is driving a vehicle with the center floor between them removed. Yep, you can see the road down there. The tester drives up to 40 mph and asks the newbie to reach down and touch the roadway with their finger of choice! After doing so, show their finger to the tester. Refuse to touch the roadway and they fail the test and don’t get their license! I’ve felt the roadway at 40 mph with my hands (helmet, hip, ankle, and shoulder) when I went down on the road in 1981!My hands burned for a week. Ever since, I NEVER ride without gloves and my leather jacket. Newbies should fell the roadway at least once before getting their license. Betcha we’d see less riders (and passengers) riding around in shorts, sandals, t-shirts and bikinis!
Good thing you don't rule the MSF world. Sub 200 cc would get you killed where I live.There would be very few riders because we don't have the advantages that othe countries have to compel someone to go through tiered licensing like lane splitting, parking, etc.
On top of not having tiered licensing requirements, here in Florida neither motorcycle insurance nor helmets are required. Only thing riders are compelled to do is have a motorcycle endorsement shm.
No MC (new riders) endorsement without taking & passing a MSF or Riders Edge at HD store. Under 21 special tag. Want to ride without a lid, must have at least 10k med insurance. Bike with a bank note must have insurance.
Here are the reasons why I have to politely disagree.My first m/c when I was 16 in 1959 was a '51 Harley 74 I didn't know anything about cc's. Lots of us ole farm boys were running around on big Harleys and some had brit bikes with cc's. How many cu is that we'd ask.We went hunting with our dad or a relative. No gun safety course and I was hunting rabbits and squirrels by myself when I was 12.If I'm going to train someone to drive a semi I'm not going to put him in a sandbox with a tonka truck. Start him off with a twin axle with sleeper so he knows from the git-go how to back it and make corners.We weren't watching TV or playing video games. No we were working and learning from our elders. Now they have safety courses for everything and OSHA wants you to be 18 before you can even run a fork lift at the big box stores.Just my opinion from a long life of not always being super safe. Now seeing the dogs hung up scared me about sex until I was older Tex
Been here over a decade and pulled over many times, never once asked for insurance. Renewing plates at the dmv they ask for proof of insurance then see motorcycle and say nevermind you don't need it. The msf course is the only positive improvement in FL recently. I see under21 tags all day with helmetless riders. Gangs of wheelie popping, red-light running dirtbikes and atvs roam the streets freely.Motorcycling is a complete joke in Florida, i can't believe lane splitting ain't legal.
Let me guess. Do you live near Miami? When I bought my first street bike at 19, I was living in Daytona Beach. For most people motorcycles were transportation, not death machines. Guess there is much more disregard for the rule of law these days.
It's my opinion that as vehicles have more features like positioning sensors that warn the driver to stay in his lane and so, the drivers become more numb .....If I were king, besides being surrounded by beautiful women, all cars would be manual transmissions and all bikes kick start only...this would eliminate half the drivers/ riders in the country.......
Agree. Motorcycle helmets only protect the person wearing them rather than protecting everyone else. A pandemic affects the entire populace rather than just the guy on his bike.
I have to agree with the OP. You can get into trouble with small cc bikes it’s just at a slower speed and less mass to fly around than big liter bikes. I have to wonder about cruiser riders. (I am one too) Do cruisers not go down at speed? Do they not have accidents? I’ve had two accidents on big cruisers. My gear prevented serious injury both times. However, I see so many men and women riding around on their cruisers with nothing but shorts, tank tops, and shorty helmets!!! WTH!? Then they look at me at the station and say “man, I don’t know how you ride in that jacket, it’s too hot for that”!!! I usually reply that it’s my third jacket and the other two did their job well.
That's not the argument always used in favor of mandatory helmet laws."All of society pays the price when a helmetless rider crashes and spends 6 months in ICU and then therapy for the rest of his life. It costs millions, and you and I pay! It's socially irresponsible to ride without a helmet!"No, what was said and what you quoted are the same thing. Motorcycle helmets only protect the rider. Which saves myself as a taxpayer money. It’s a win-win or lose-lose. However, if the fool without a helmet wrecks and suffers TBI, that only physically effects the rider. It effects me monetarily but not physically. Masks do not stop the wearer from touching contaminated surfaces, but it does prevent the wearers from contaminating surfaces. Which may very well effect me or my loved ones physically. Helmets show you value your own life and not placing a financial burden on others. Masks show you value others lives and contributing to financial gain for the nation as we can re-open quicker.Well, you know the rap, it goes on from there ...Lannis
I will say that skilled cruiser riders typically don't take as many chances or ride near or at the edge of the bike's limits or their skill's limit. The question I have is why did you go down twice while riding your cruiser? You are the guy who admitted riding more than 10 mph over the speed limit, aren't you?
Yeah, I ride my cruiser fast. Pegged it out this past week at 120+. I also split lanes with my cruiser and scrape hard parts with my cruiser. Never been down at those speeds. I high sided pulling out of the gym at 15mph bc I wasn’t paying attention. That was on me. My gear saved my stupidity. As far as the other, I hit a ladder that was on I-85. Riding THE SPEED LIMIT!!! The pickup ahead of me hit the ladder and I didn’t feel like swerving into the tractor-trailer beside me or the cable on the left. So I hit it going straight ahead. Again, going the speed limit behaving very well with my riding partner beside me. If I had been by myself I’d have gotten around the pack of traffic long before I got to that ladder. I ride hard, fast, but not stupid. When I get old and slow like you, trailering my bike instead of riding it, I’ll probably hang it up. But that’s not gonna happen. I’ll go out like second hand lions if I have a say in the matter.
Well, you know what they say about bold, old and slow riders. I'd rather trailer than wear out my tires on an interstate, but that's just me. Trailering up to the mountains for a week of riding. I'll be in my air conditioned truck enjoying a cool drink and then riding in the cool mountain air. Enjoy your riding around Atlanta.
IF I RULED THE WORLD...
