Motorcycle Training and Coaching with Karel Pavich

Protective Clothing

It only takes a split second to determine how effective your protective clothing is!

Abrasion - providing you do not impact with an object like a pole, fence or vehicle, good protective clothing can prevent injuries by creating a layer between your skin and the road or other objects.

Impact - Body Armour & impact protection works by slowing down the rate of transfer from the force of a collision. Foam and other soft padding will not protect you from impact; they are for primarily for comfort.

Burns - contact burns from vehicle engines and exhaust systems can cause serious injury, your clothing should provide burn protection.

Remember - there is a limit to what protective clothing can do- it won't protect you from the impact of hitting a solid object, particularly at high speed

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