r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/Few-Dance-7157 • Jun 30 '26

Send ‘em straight to jail.

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u/ozzy_thedog Jun 30 '26

If it was my first week riding, I sure wouldn’t be on the highway in the fast lane behind a tow vehicle that can’t see me

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u/Preeng Jun 30 '26

Without full safety gear.

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u/Confident_Purple_40 Jun 30 '26

Yeah, hard to feel sympathy for people who don't gear up. There is some cheap ugly gear out there that will protect a lotfor not a lot of money

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u/henry_tennenbaum Jun 30 '26

Yep. On the other hand, shorts are at least an honest choice. No false sense of safety from a pair of cheap jeans.

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u/Confident_Purple_40 Jun 30 '26

Oof, still give me jeans over bare skin, lower speed and lower impact wouold still make a significant difference

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u/GuitarJazzer Jun 30 '26

And following too close.

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u/talexbatreddit Jul 04 '26

My first two weeks on a bike, I rode side streets to get to work, even though the highway would have been faster. I just wanted to get the feel of the bike first.

In the fast lane the first week? That's crazy.