re: #173 Amory Blaine

Wearing safety equipment can cause the user to be more aware of their surroundings. When you have a hard hat on, you are more likely to think “yeah I’m around some shit that could cave my skull in so I better be careful”.

All The Gear, All The Time.

A number of people give me somewhat-odd looks or little “Man, don’t you get hot / isn’t all that stuff heavy?” quips when they see me coming in or going out in full armor for my motorcycle. I explain to them every time — I’m not concerned about my riding. I’m concerned about when that asshole runs a red light and T-bones me at 50+ MPH. And wearing all the gear serves as a constant reminder to me that there is a reason I wear all that gear, and to pay some damn attention.