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Your hands are among nature’s best creations. You feel and control the world around through these sensible bits. Just Google something like “hand facts” and you’ll understand why it’s so important to take care of your set before getting baffled that new laws force you to do so.
Yep, according to a report from Motofire, France’s restrictive laws surrounding motorcycles have gained another entry. The new law says that all riders of motorcycles, scooters or trikes in France must wear gloves when operating said vehicles or support a fine of €68 ($76) and one license point if caught without.
Of course, the new law has started some negative reactions, with motoring group FFMC (Fédération Française des Motards en Colère, or ‘French Federation of Angry Bikers’ according to Google translate) being the most notable in terms of arguments.
“It’s not that we are against the gloves, the problem is that we’re forced to wear them under the threat of fines and losing points,” FFMC says. “There are no lives at stake here, and if we don’t wear gloves then we aren’t threatening other people’s integrity.”
At first, you might say they are truly right, and no law should forbid you from riding naked. It’s your life, and you do whatever you want with it. Cool, but go ahead and analyze this a bit deeper. Yes, you might be the one getting their hands f$%#@d in case of a crash, but you also use your hands to command your vehicle delicately. Now, let's say you ride barehanded and a sudden drizzle starts during your commute.
Your frozen fingers will definitely lack the finesse or even power to perfectly operate all the vehicle’s controls. Mistakes will happen and you might crash into a a bunch of pedestrians on the crosswalk because your ice-cold digits weren’t able to squeeze the brake as they should.
Moreover, why the hell would you prefer to get your hands mauled in a crash instead of trying to take measures to prevent that? Guess these guys against gloves haven’t taken a slide barehanded yet and have no clue how road rash works.
Of course, the new law has started some negative reactions, with motoring group FFMC (Fédération Française des Motards en Colère, or ‘French Federation of Angry Bikers’ according to Google translate) being the most notable in terms of arguments.
“It’s not that we are against the gloves, the problem is that we’re forced to wear them under the threat of fines and losing points,” FFMC says. “There are no lives at stake here, and if we don’t wear gloves then we aren’t threatening other people’s integrity.”
At first, you might say they are truly right, and no law should forbid you from riding naked. It’s your life, and you do whatever you want with it. Cool, but go ahead and analyze this a bit deeper. Yes, you might be the one getting their hands f$%#@d in case of a crash, but you also use your hands to command your vehicle delicately. Now, let's say you ride barehanded and a sudden drizzle starts during your commute.
Your frozen fingers will definitely lack the finesse or even power to perfectly operate all the vehicle’s controls. Mistakes will happen and you might crash into a a bunch of pedestrians on the crosswalk because your ice-cold digits weren’t able to squeeze the brake as they should.
Moreover, why the hell would you prefer to get your hands mauled in a crash instead of trying to take measures to prevent that? Guess these guys against gloves haven’t taken a slide barehanded yet and have no clue how road rash works.
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