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Off-topic Climbers who ride version 2; MOTORcycles 21-Sep-2009 At 3:20:06 PM D.Lodge

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Just a warning to all who ride motorbikes here. The TAC in their wisdom have come up with a new policy for their compensation payouts for motorcycle accidents, if they deem that you were not wearing "appropriate" safety gear then even if the accident was not your fault they will deem that you have contributed to your own injuries and will reduce your compensation. Now i do wear all the gear all the time, but what is considered appropriate? and who decides.There are only Australian standards for helmets and CE armour so there needs to be a clear list that we can access to find out if we are "legal".
Also does this mean if your car does not have airbags or only has a 3* safety rating that you will have less compensation coming our way. I think we need too find out some answers to these i will be asking soon. Keep you posted.