While you still get wet in the rain, you don't get as much water on you and you don't get the nasty road grime with it on your clothes and cargo. Same goes for your bike. Anyone riding in the areas and times of year to encounter road salt has to be concerned with what all that stuff does to your bike. I'm lazy and I appreciate not having my bike filling up with all the rust-inducing road debris without my wiping it down after every ride.