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Since the first line of protection in crash contact is the outer shell of clothing, designers have moved that further from the body. The ultimate protective shell so far is an airbag that stays with the driver as he flies off the bike. However, increasing use of "exoskeleton" plastic shields attached to clothing points toward design of a complete roll bar belted to the driver. A near-stage design is a plastic or light alloy double "wheel" perimeter rim around the driver, over his head and in front and behind him. When the driver unbelts himself and gets off the bike, he leaves the wheel roll bar with the bike. But when the driver flies off the bike, the roll bar flies with him and makes contact with hard surfaces. The driver is relatively safe from contact, belted within a contact rim extending out around him. | Since the first line of protection in crash contact is the outer shell of clothing, designers have moved that further from the body. The ultimate protective shell so far is an airbag that stays with the driver as he flies off the bike. However, increasing use of "exoskeleton" plastic shields attached to clothing points toward design of a complete roll bar belted to the driver. A near-stage design is a plastic or light alloy double "wheel" perimeter rim around the driver, over his head and in front and behind him. When the driver unbelts himself and gets off the bike, he leaves the wheel roll bar with the bike. But when the driver flies off the bike, the roll bar flies with him and makes contact with hard surfaces. The driver is relatively safe from contact, belted within a contact rim extending out around him. | ||
Riders sometimes use the acronyms MOTGMOTT and ATGATT, which stand for "Most Of The Gear Most Of The Time" and "All The Gear All The Time", when describing their personal gear preferences.<ref>{{Citation |first=Ralph |last=Hanson |date=2006-06-19 |title=Motorcycles are just one of life's risks: ; Still, ATGATT is undoubtedly the best policy |periodical=Charleston Daily Mail |page=4A. |accessdate=June 6, 2009 |publisher=ProQuest Newsstand database. (Document ID: 1063575001) |url=http://ezproxy.spl.org:2048/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1063575001&Fmt=3&clientId=11206&RQT=309&VName=PQD |quote=ATGATT? That's All The Gear, All The Time - helmet, jacket, gloves and boots. And I could be badly injured riding my motorcycle tomorrow.}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |first=Condon|last=Keith|date=2009-08|title=Gearing Up|periodical=[[Motorcycle Consumer News]]|page=41|accessdate=24 July 2009|publisher=Bowtie News|quote=Riders "in the know" wear "All The Gear, All The Time" (ATGATT).}}</ref> | Riders sometimes use the acronyms MOTGMOTT and ATGATT, which stand for "Most Of The Gear Most Of The Time" and "All The Gear All The Time", when describing their personal gear preferences.<ref>{{Citation |first=Ralph |last=Hanson |date=2006-06-19 |title=Motorcycles are just one of life's risks: ; Still, ATGATT is undoubtedly the best policy |periodical=Charleston Daily Mail |page=4A. |accessdate=June 6, 2009 |publisher=ProQuest Newsstand database. (Document ID: 1063575001) |url=http://ezproxy.spl.org:2048/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1063575001&Fmt=3&clientId=11206&RQT=309&VName=PQD |quote=ATGATT? That's All The Gear, All The Time - helmet, jacket, gloves and boots. And I could be badly injured riding my motorcycle tomorrow.}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |first=Condon|last=Keith|date=2009-08|title=Gearing Up|periodical=[[Motorcycle Consumer News]]|page=41|accessdate=24 July 2009|publisher=Bowtie News|url=http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/|quote=Riders "in the know" wear "All The Gear, All The Time" (ATGATT).}}</ref> | ||
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