• @hardaysknight@lemmy.world
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    38 months ago

    Motorcycles should not be street legal. If I can get a ticket for not wearing my seatbelt, why do motorcycles get a pass?

    • Psychadelligoat
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      78 months ago

      Because they’re 2 different types of vehicle

      You’re inside the moving vehicle and should you not be attached to it you’ll bounce around the inside or go flying out the window in a crash

      A motorcyclist is not contained, and thus it’s dumb to attach them to the dangerous and heavy metal should a crash occur. We instead require protective gear (unless you live in a shitty state) so you get less injured if you go flying

    • Balthazar
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      68 months ago

      Because (in NL) you’re supposed to wear a full protective suit with padding and a helmet, or get a significantly worse ticket and potential loss of head/limb.

      • @hellabryanstyle@lemmy.ml
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        8 months ago

        I used to think that too until a friend pointed out to me that I might bog down the healthcare system with injuries that could have been easily avoided if I had.