Re: The benefits of body armour...
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Originally Posted by SV650rules
I have theory that cagers drive too fast because they have so many safety features, like seatbelts, airbags, auto-braking etc. They feel invulnerable in their tin boxes and maybe if all that was taken away and replaced with a long spike in the centre of the steering wheel they may take a bit more care...
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I agree. It's well known as "risk compensation" theory - people sub-consciously adjust their behaviours to end up at the level of risk they feel comfortable with.
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Spannering the wife's SV650S K5 pointy in Black, and son's SV650 X curvy in Blue.
RIP SV650 X curvy, crashed and written off December 2019.
I'm (procrastinating about) fixing up an old Yamaha FZ600 to get myself fully back on the road.
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