Gear Up! Project Survey

This survey should just take a couple minutes and will help the Gear Up! Project, safety organizations, and manufacturers to better understand the choices you've made when it comes to safety gear. With your help, manufacturers will be encouraged to make more of the good looking, comfortable, and safe gear that you'll be most likely to wear.

Your help is greatly appreciated and the more responses we have, the more accurate the data becomes, so please encourage your felow riders to submit their answers too.

The results of this survey will be made publically available as soon as we have a statistically significant number of responses.

Is your primary two wheeled vehicle a:

Motorcycle Scooter I ride both about equally

How large is the engine on the motorcycle or scooter you ride most often?

cc (ex. 650cc).

When you ride, how often do you wear full gear (helmet, jacket, pants, boots, and gloves):

Never Rarely Some of the time Most of the time All of the time

Help us learn what items you wear consistently:

If your reason for not wearing any of the following is heat please choose "comfort" and leave a note for the manufacturers at the end about the temperatures that are a problem for you.
If your reason is that you can't find something that fits correctly please choose "comfort" and leave a note for the manufacturers about your sizing needs.
If you always wear a one-piece just choose "always" for all of the garment ones.

Manufacturers are listening to the comments you are leaving.

Helmet:

I always wear this
OR, I don't always wear due to
Comfort Looks Time Can't afford
Other

Motorcycle Jacket:

I always wear an armored jacket
I always wear a leather jacket without armor.
OR, I don't always wear due to
Comfort Looks Time Can't afford
Other

Motorcyle Pants:

I always wear armored pants
I always wear leather pants or chaps without armor
OR, I don't always wear due to
Comfort Looks Time Can't afford
Other

Motorcycle Boots:

I always wear this
OR, I don't always wear due to
Comfort Looks Time Can't afford
Other

Motorcycle Gloves:

I always wear this
OR, I don't always wear due to
Comfort Looks Time Can't afford
Other

What kind of helmet do you typically wear?

Full face Three quarter Half None

Did you know that approximately 35% of helmet impacts occur along the jawline?

Yes No

Are helmets legally required where you live?

Yes No

Retroreflective materials, like the reflective strips on most workman's vests, or the paint in the example helmet below, reflect light back to their source, and improve night-time visibility dramatically.

When choosing safety gear how important is the presence of retroreflective areas?

Very Somewhat Not particularly

Would you intentionally choose to buy, and possibly pay more for, a helmet made with retroreflective coatings, like the one in the example, if they were more readily available?

Yes No

Have you added, or do you plan to add, retroreflective stickers or tape to any of your gear?

Yes No

What High-viz (safety yellow, safety orange, or significantly retroreflective) gear do you wear? Check all that apply.

Vest Jacket Pants Helmet Gloves

If you don't wear High-Viz gear, why not?

Comfort Looks Time Can't afford Never thought about it
Other

Have you taken the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course (or your local equivalent)?

Yes No

Have you been in an accident on your motorcycle or scooter?

Yes No

Do you know anyone who has been in a motorcycle or scooter accident?

Yes No

If you were in an accident, or knew someone in one, did that event encourage you to wear more or better gear when you ride?

Not applicable
I already wore full gear
Now I wear full gear
Now I wear much more, or better, gear
Now I wear a little more, or better, gear
No change

Did you know that most motorcycle accidents happen at less than thirty miles per hour?

Yes No

Denim jeans have a tear resistance of about 4.5 pounds and, if you're lucky, will only protect you for about 5 feet of a slide.

Were you aware that even heavy denim jeans offer you essentially no protection?

Yes No

Approximately how much money (in your local currency) have you spent on the gear you regularly use?

How much do you typically spend on gear each year?

What do you do when it's raining?

I only ride when it's sunny.
I mostly only ride when it's sunny
I ride rain or shine.

What about rain gear?

Not applicable. I only ride when it's sunny.
My primary gear is waterproof
I carry waterproof liners
I have, but don't typically carry, waterproof liners
I carry a poncho or rain suit
I have, but don't typically carry, a poncho or rain suit
I have no rain gear.

If you ride in cold weather how do you stay warm? Check all that apply.

Layers of clothes
Electric vest
Electric grips
Electric gloves
Electric pants
Scooter skirt
Electric Scooter skirt

What's your gender?

Male Female

What is your age?

What do you think is the best way to encourage riders to wear full gear every time they ride?

If there's something you'd like to convey to the manufacturers of motorcycle gear please do so here.

Is there an important question we forgot to ask?

What country do you live in?

That's It. Send them home: