Protective Clothing Standards

"Fashion Accessory" covers a multitude of sins.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s
'87 BMW K100RT

www.dmcsc.org.au

 

While you're right, that would be a concern, the far more likely
scenario is that they would mandate that all gear of types x,y, and z
sold on the Australian market from this date (insert some randomly
generated date) be compliant with the Australian standards, they tend to
not make those sorts of legislation retrospective.

Doug.

 

And Spain and Italy and Greece and Portugal ... gets warm in these
places in Summer, so I think you will find the standard does not
purposely restrict the cooling properties ...

Both ends have a pub or two .. don't see the problem
Try Rawlinna to Warberton .. no pubs ..and no unleaded (avgas works
well though).

At least a few A/NZ Standards are direct copies of the european ones ..
makes trade much easier. Even the 'mericans are slowly catching on!

 

You call that a bonus? I'd sue them for compensation anyway!

 

I think that example isn't really a good analogy for what could happen
with us. Just think helmets ...

Cheers


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Kevin Gleeson
Technical Director
Blue Rocket Productions
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
www.blue-rocket.com.au

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 04 Feb 2004 10:38:18 +1100

helmets were made compulsory before there was an AS standard.

There was a big scandal about forged Snell and DOT approval stickers,
which was part of th reason AS1698 was introduced, and I suspect one of
the reasons helmets sold for use on the road have to be tested and
approved, so it's harder to get forgeries in.

Zebee

 

Yeah - but I still don't think the sunglasses analogy is a good one. I
really think we'd open up the road to "you gotta wear this stuff".

If there was a guarantee this wouldn't happen (yeah right, think
"speed cameras only at blackspots") I'd probably be for the idea of
AS.

Cheers



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Kevin Gleeson
Technical Director
Blue Rocket Productions
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
www.blue-rocket.com.au

 

What would be good instead of a standard, is some kind of rating system.

I often look at gear, and try and work out how much (if any) additional
protection spending extra $$$ will get me. What's the difference between
$30 gloves and $230 gloves. Is it just the colour, ventilation, or is it
safer. I have no idea.

My $0.02.

Paulc

 

If inflicting standards were to force the price up, then maybe less people
will wear them

 

What is DOT?
My dad's new HJC Fibreglass helmet has a DOT sticker on it.
Mine, a CMS, does not.

Cheers,
Adrian.

 

Show them the road toll breakdown which will clearly demonstrate that more
drivers than motorcyclists are killed and injured on the roads and that when
all employees driving cars to work switch to using the safest method of
transportation to commute - a bicycle - that you will to.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

glitch1 said....
gl>
gl> No, just adapt the CE standards.

Adapt or adopt? I s'pose as consumers we can do that now, by purchasing
only gear that does comply with Euro standards.

 

Zebee said....

ZJ> Is an Australian Standard for motorcycle protective clothing a good
ZJ> idea?

Yep, as long as it doesn't become a "compulsory" standard. Certainly, if
I'm gonna buy a pair of jeans which are claimed to be rash-proof, then
if the clothing meets a minimum standard, then they should be OK.

 

Second prize: a company laptop.

Gary

 

No, and the neither is there a need for one on the helmets.

Hammo

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 4 Feb 2004 16:29:19 +1100

US Dept of Transport I believe.

Zebee

 

sharkey is of the opinion:

I like this idea. I'd appreciate knowing that the gear I'm potentially
trusting my skin to meets a reasonable standard of safety, so I can make an
informed cost/benefit analysis, but I'm not quite so keen on the govt
telling me that I *have* to wear it.

By a similar token, even if there were to be an AS put in place, there
shouldn't be a ban on selling non-AS equipment. If I want to buy the cheapo
stuff (costume party, anyone?) I should have the option. I don't expect
that to last very long, though.

- Matt

 

Already have one of those. They aren't all they're cracked up to be. You
suddenly get expected to work from home at all hours of the day to do little
things for people. For no more reason than because you can now.

 

Perhaps we could go a similar way to food labelling.

Have a standard, and if you want to advertise your clothing as providing
protection in this that or the other, then it needs to be certified as such.

 

"Certainly. I'll do that for you first thing tomorrow
morning when I arrive at the office."

Bob