menacingone
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Could not have said it better myself. The last thing you need is some rich *****'s parents threatening to sue you.
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pop quizz hot shot passenger insist on squiding, what do you do!?
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Could not have said it better myself. The last thing you need is some rich *****'s parents threatening to sue you.
Think we need a pic of the passenger before saying something that might be regretted - lol.
Numb
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Can they do that and actually win easily?
For the record sex squiding is a whole other thread.
Doubt it, the legal requirement is for the passenger to wear an approved helmet - all other equipment is strictly optional. However, if you are doing wheelies on the highway, and she falls off, I'm thinking you then made yourself an open target.
I used to be one of those squidding passengers many years ago. I didn't understand the dangers and implications of refusing to wear gear back then, and I, like so many others, trusted the pilot implicitly and believed myself to be immortal. No one took the time to explain to me the damages that sliding down asphalt can cause. I was incredibly naive and thankfully nothing ever happened to me aside from a badly burned leg from an exhaust pipe once.
It's your job as the rider to explain this to your passenger and impress upon them that they're not immortal, that asphalt hurts, and that even a simple low speed fall could kill them. It sounds to me like you're already doing this, so a big KUDOS! to you.I don't personally take passengers, but if I did, I would refuse to take one that wasn't ATGATT. Perhaps you should show your passenger some vids and websites about this to scare the gear right onto her body.
In this same vein, I do enforce an ATGATT policy for 2upping mainly because even though they are adults (and should make decisions for themselves), they don't really always know (or they underestimate) the dangers (as per outlined above).
The only time I might make an exception is if I am 2 upping with another rider. They are adults and know all the dangers (I would hope).
Griffin
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No gear no ride. Minimum for me is jacket, gloves and boots/shoes above the ankle.
Regardless of your explanations I doubt the passenger completely understands the risks in the same way that you do. Unless they ride themselves I don't understand how they can be making an informed decision.
One thing that bugs the hell out of me is to see someone all geared up with a pillion in shorts and sandles. If your pillion is riding naked you should be too.
And another thing, what's with giving the pillion a helmet that fits like a bucket? The number of times I see this it just makes me cringe.
Regardless of your explanations I doubt the passenger completely understands the risks in the same way that you do. Unless they ride themselves I don't understand how they can be making an informed decision.
One thing that bugs the hell out of me is to see someone all geared up with a pillion in shorts and sandles. If your pillion is riding naked you should be too.
And another thing, what's with giving the pillion a helmet that fits like a bucket? The number of times I see this it just makes me cringe.
quit trying to sheild and caudle the world ppl! If you explained to her the dangers of not wearing gear and she still refuses its not your problem. If you dont like it, dump her and find a girl that will.. No need to make life more difficult than it is.
I agree.
If we are all so worried about worst case scenarios, why ride a bike in the first place?
You should atgatt, in my opinion regardless...
kiwi
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Riding carefully won't help you if you get hit by another vehicle - just saying ...
Oh dear god! I shouldn't have looked. It can't be unseen D:
Razorsythe
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+1 i cringed looking at that...
Numb
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google image boobs it will make you feel better
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