giganto-tags

[DRxBMW]

Say what you will about the French, they know how to throw a mass protest (I mean c'mon, the whole guillotine thing was pretty awesome way to get one's point across)...

Anyway, the French government is set to implement a bunch of new rules governing motorcyclists. ABATE thinks helmet laws suck? How about being required to wear reflective vests, and new giganto-tags for the back of the bike to make it easier to read in speed camera pictures.

Surrender monkeys? Hell no - 75,000 riders participated in a coordinated protest, despite rain and hailstorms. That, folks, is dedication.

Some highlights?

Here's one rider's version of the proposed tag:

And the high-viz vest? His reads "Now can you see me better?"

Seriously... Until you get this to start happening:

... riders in the U.S. are gonna continue to be screwed. Check it out... sportbikes, cruisers, tourers... fighting something other than each other.

More pics and details at:

http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/anatomy-of-a-french-motorcycle-protest-ride.htm

[Rick G]

The french are good at that sort of thing.  I recall a few years ago a heap of farmers protested and among other things dumped a tipper full of Pigsh on the steps of the parliment, apparently it got the message across.