Here's the problem with safety's...
They are made to protect the stupid... from doing stupid things...
The problem is,.. we learn from our stupid mistakes... and the safety's prevent us from learning...
You'll only ever try to start a bike in gear a couple of times,... then you'll learn...
You'll only drive off with the sidestand down a couple of times,.. then you'll learn...
You'll only try to ride with yer' petcock off,.. a couple of times, then you'll learn...
... but with these safety bikes,...you'll just stay stupid...

These new cars that watch out beside, behind, and even in front of you...  How long will it be before people stop paying attention at all, and begin relying on them completely?...
ABS brakes,... so don't have to pay attention when stopping...
Lights that come on by themselves...
We're gettin' dumber by the minute...

I say fight it!,.. disable everything, and pay some frikkin' attention to what yer' doin'!...
You probably won't die,.. ...and if you do,.. you'll be strengthening the gene pool...  Good job!...
...

... and yes,.. I am the guy that tried to shave with his toothbrush this morning...  .. but,..
I didn't die...
...

There is much wisdom in Rowboats post.,.People get acclimated to that safety net & stop using their own minds. Thats what we need to be, is mentally less acute,, JUst what America needs..

v-pilot wrote on 11/17/12 at 19:19:08:



Thats very confusing, Bubs would leave them off, Dems would demand them,

Serowbot wrote on 11/17/12 at 17:05:28:

No, the problem is that safety gear gives you the feeling you are safe -- so you do even more stupid stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation
Compared with the 1970,s, when no one needed to wear a safety helmet, with the last 10-20 years, the fatality of motorcycle accidents is over three times higher with all the "gear."  For cars, the fatality rate is only about 1.5-2 times higher with cars with air-bags and crush-zones.

I could care less about the safeties on the bike, I know myself and that no matter what I'll go through the proper routine because it's imprinted on my peanut brain.  


Now as for the safeties on my pistols, I'll keep those for when I conceal carry to have piece of mind  

Rubber finger, pointed down, past the foot on the stand,,

Use a wooden match.

While you are busy disabling safeties, don't forget the Park/Neutral start interlock on your car. Don't forget the one that requires you to step on the brake before you shift out of Park. Might as well disable the brake light switch, too, and go back to hand signals. If you operate a heavy vehicle, disable the backup beeper. If it has air brakes, remove the low air pressure buzzer. And disable the ABS and stability systems, too.

Let's move into the house and remove the smoke alarm batteries. We can cut off the ground pins on all three-wire plugs, and short across all fuses and circuit breakers. We can easily enough disable overtemp safeties on furnaces and low- and high-pressure switches on air conditioners (in the car, too). Of course, all those silly GFCI breakers in the kitchen, bathroom, and basement will have to go. Oh - I almost forgot the Carbon Monoxide detector if your heating system uses any sort of flame. There is also a pressure relief on your hot water heater. Don't forget to block it.

Anyone care to add to the list?