Toll gate and bikers

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MightyQuin said:
The umpteenth post using gloves as an excuse. What are these gloves that bikers wear that are nearly impossible to take off? Do they somehow magically fuse with the skin of the hand after a few minutes of riding?

C'mon people what is the difference:

Bike stops, puts bike in neutral, TAKES MAGIC GLOVE OFF and hands over money.
Car stops, puts car in neutral, ROLLS DOWN WINDOW and hands over money.

Also since when are bikers suddenly so sensitive to a car behind them at the tolls that MAY contain a person that becomes impatient and, shock and horror, HOOTS at them? This from people that drive how they want, lane split in an illegal way ( not implying lane splitting IS illegal ), kicks off side mirrors when "provoked" etc. etc.

Pull the other one, please...
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Properly fitted gloves should fit like a second skin which makes it time consuming to get on and off. Loose fitting gloves will just get ripped off during a fall.
 
MightyQuin said:
The umpteenth post using gloves as an excuse. What are these gloves that bikers wear that are nearly impossible to take off? Do they somehow magically fuse with the skin of the hand after a few minutes of riding?

C'mon people what is the difference:

Bike stops, puts bike in neutral, TAKES MAGIC GLOVE OFF and hands over money.
Car stops, puts car in neutral, ROLLS DOWN WINDOW and hands over money.

Also since when are bikers suddenly so sensitive to a car behind them at the tolls that MAY contain a person that becomes impatient and, shock and horror, HOOTS at them? This from people that drive how they want, lane split in an illegal way ( not implying lane splitting IS illegal ), kicks off side mirrors when "provoked" etc. etc.

Pull the other one, please...
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Maybe you ride with latex gloves, I don't. I wore bulky gloves with lots of protective bits that were not that easy to put on and remove, because I dress for the fall, not the ride.
 
Blu82 said:
Lanyards doesn't work from experience and I doubt cards in plastic sleeves will fit in the magnetic reader.
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True, but with the move towards cards with chips in them it could become viable in future. Failing that drill a hole through the top part of your CC and attach the card without a sleeve (bank might have a fit though :D)
 
Blu82 said:
Lanyards doesn't work from experience and I doubt cards in plastic sleeves will fit in the magnetic reader.
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Pretty sure that thing will flap in the wind like a demented bird or something once you pick up speed as well. And as you say, then you have to take the card out of the sleeve every time you use it
 
vic777 said:
Pretty sure that thing will flap in the wind like a demented bird or something once you pick up speed as well. And as you say, then you have to take the card out of the sleeve every time you use it
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The trick is to attach it your zip and wear it inside your jacket.
 
Get e-tags :p (..many normal toll gates now have an e-tag lane/s (N4, N3 for example). Put in a metal case when going on GFIP e-toll roads so it can't be read, if so inclined...
 
vic777 said:
Would work for the flappy bird risk, but you still need to take the card out of the sleeve
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True, hopefully someday we will all move to chip based readers and then it would work pretty well.
 
They actually sell motorcycle specific tags. But hell no, eEnded on Carte Blanche with the trouble we had when trying to pay them like law abiding citizens.
 
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Cray said:
The trick is to attach it your zip and wear it inside your jacket.
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So now I have to unbutton and then unzip my jacket to get to the inside?

My experience was one on an easy access jacket pocket which I luckily caught when it decided to break.
 
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Blu82 said:
So now I have to unbutton and then unzip my jacket to get to the inside?

My experience was one on an easy access jacket pocket which I luckily caught when it decided to break.
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Ag *** and car drivers have to roll down their window. Jesus.
 
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