Originally Posted by
exmechanic89
I remember one afternoon a couple of years ago when a neighbor saw my wife and I about to take off for a ride and asked in all seriousness 'why are you guys wearing helmets, are you afraid you're gonna crash'? So I guess in the same way you should only put on your seatbelt in your car if you think you might crash?
My wife and I ride both bicycles and motorcycles. I rode my Goldwing up to northern Indiana from western Kentucky last Friday, temps were in the mid 90s for most of the ~400 mile ride. Was really tempted to remove the jacket, gloves, and helmet - but just couldn't do it.
On motorcycles, the phrase is "dress for the crash, not the ride". Same thing on bicycles, but not to the same degree.