“IT’S too hot to wear protective gear.”
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“I’m just going for a quick ride.”
“I was just going around the corner.”
Excuses.
Wodonga Leading Sen-Constable Mick Globen has heard them all.
And no excuse is good enough for not wearing correct motorcycle gear when the consequences are so high.
“It’s about people valuing their own safety and valuing their own life,” Sen-Constable Globen said.
The highway patrol copper is not anti-bike, he has been riding motorcycles himself for 18 years.
“I’m a speed freak, there’s nothing wrong with enjoying speed, but go where it’s legal. If you want to push it, go to a track,” he said.
“Otherwise you’ll end up hurting yourself, someone else, widowing your wife or husband and leaving your kids with no parent.”
Police are raising awareness of motorcycle safety after an increase in fatalities in the North East this year.
The North East’s top traffic policeman will be available to answer your road safety questions todayin a half-hour online forum from 12pm to 12.30pm. Click here to join the forum.
