The guy isn’t wearing his helmet, he has it strapped to the back seat. He is also wearing a tshirt, shorts and sandals. I mean I don’t think you can be more unsafe.
update: Sami posted this link of some bikers on the Gulf road performing stunts without a helmet. [Link]
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Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark is a creative director at an ad agency while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull.
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saw a guy riding a bike wearing mkasar+fanila.
:: Mark it is hard to read arabic but i need to say this
بالكويتي الفصيح … مبيعة
يعتقد أنه بفضل هذه الملابس يكون رجل و يعرف كيف يقود دراجة ؟
المشكلة أنه الشباب لا ينظرون الى من سبقوهم كيف خسروا أشياء كثيرة و مع هذا لا يكترثون
Nothing new.
yes i have seen them. they should be more safe i meen its their life they should be carefull ;-(
Check this r****d out.
Its pretty cool, but unsafe fo sure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEJis2VqqAE
He could be standing/ sleeping on the seat.
OR
He could have two of his similarly unhelmeted friends behind him hanging on for dear life while he pops wheelies.
…both things I have seen on the Gulf Road a few times.
Good post mark, they annoy the hell out of me! I dont care if they do tricks or anything, but just not wearing gear is asking for it! I dont know why they never learn!
And that guy is looking around to see for any girls, so that they could see his face! Thats why! What an idiot! I see this a lot!
i can understand the helmet part you mentioned…do other items really matter in a safety point of view? like jacket…or shoes…etc? if yes, how?
A full leather outfit is a requirement (I believe) in U.S. for riding bikes – and a good thing too. It helps protect you from serious injuries and abrasions in case of a fall.
Such sights are commonplace in Kuwait. Seeing a rider properly suited up seems to be the exception to the norm. Alas, riders like this only add credence to the theory of natural selection.
CyberRowdy jacket, gloves and pants are important. Imagine you fall off a bike going 60km an hour. if you are wearing just a tshirt and shorts you will most probably have your skin scraped off. it wouldn’t kill you but you would probably with you were dead.
also jackets come with elbow, shoulder and wrist armor. these reduce the chance of breaking bones.
Cyber: when you fall off a bike going 100 kph plus or even 40 kph, the only thing between you and the ground is the material protecting your skin. I have fallen off without a jacket before and let me tell you its not a pretty picture, and I was only going 40 kph, one time I fell off the bike going 260 kph (on a track), and I was wearing a full suit and all I had was a few bruises nothing else.
It provides a lot of protection! The ground is hard not soft, so you want something that will protect you at high speed!
Cajie the laws in each state is different, but most states have helmet laws, where you have to wear them. The jacket and gloves are optional. But your better off wearing and most do. Its rare that you see someone just riding in their tshirt.
I like Sami’s Video! It’s pretty kewl!
Thanks Mark…Thanks Bikerzouk
marzouk:u fell while going at 260 km/h!!! ur lucky that ur alive!!
a motorcycle ride is all about the danger and defying the rules and being a bad ass , your so gay..
[...] I am back home now. I am disappointed my hand is in a cast because it means I won’t be riding for a while. My favorite jeans are ripped which totally messed up my wardrobe. But, I am glad I came out of the fall with minor injuries. If I was an unsafe rider wearing shorts, tshirt and no helmet you can bet I wouldn’t be here typing this post. I regret not having gotten biking jeans. I was actually gonna post about Draggin Jeans the other day. If I was wearing them me knee wouldn’t have gotten messed up. [...]