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Thank God we do not have the USAF mandating safety regs out here in the general public. I Imagine you have to wear a colored vest and all of that stuff when you ride on base eh?



I deal with this every day, working on AF property. They started cracking down on enforcement for the contractors, and it is a pain. I had to buy a new DOT helmet, coz the old one,(I never wear) was too bulky/heavy. I usually wear a non-DOT 'novelty' lid that offers me a little protection. Now the Base commader has improvised the overall regs, and adopted more rules on eyewear. We now have people pulling into and out of heavy traffic to don/doff varying amounts of 'required' saftey gear, increasing odds of accidents. All this because a guy got hit on his black bike...with dark clothing. The driver who hit him said:

ya ready for this....

"I didn't see him!"

Never heard that before, eh?

That's what spun up the commander.

Oh well, I like riding too much, and need my job, so will do what is needed. Doesn't mean I have like it. At least with the new helmet http://www.ironhorsehelmets.com/EX_Flat.htm
I won't have to stop on the way in and out. I think I like the removable short visor too.


later, Tom.

But, what do I know?