Quote Originally Posted by Morton View Post
guys I have seen the after affects of rod holders on a person, his stomach was scooped out like it was a icecream scoop x 4, the guy walked infront of the vehicle, said vehicle was doing 20kph, the holder buried itself into his hip & gouged the bone badly, the guy nearly died on the pedestrian crossing, not from the broken leg, gouged pelvis or head bang but from his guts being ripped open & sliced to bits, a simple 20kph impact, it has nothing to do with over regulation & everything to do with commonsense, this is why it is a law, commonsense, just remember that, think of that person if it was a kid, you would be gouging 4 great big holes in his head at 20kph let alone 50kph, this is a serious issue, something as simple as turning it around or spending 2-3 minutes fitting it when you do use them is just to simple, to me its a no-brainer, this might be a bit heavy but a simple totally avoidable death is BIG, anyway its just my 2c worth
That brings it somewhat into perspective really doesn't it. I used to travel around with holders on my old bar all the time and don't now just because they don't fit the tube bar ... I'm one of those people admittedly who sat on the side of the fence that it isn't that much of a drama, however I feel that view comes from never having heard of anyone being damaged by them, and as per others, thinking that if you get hit by a patrol, the rod holders are the least of your worries ... obviously I'm wrong - and happy to admit it.

Yep, it's a pain putting them on and taking off (well, mine were anyway, as I had a heap of washers on it as the u bolt threads were too far up the bolt) but it appears the stories are real, and so to is the damage they can cause ...

Again, I was mistaken in my thinking and appreciate hearing a first hand story (as horrific as that sounds because I feel for old mate that got hit) that has certainly impacted my thoughts on the topic ...

Hope the bloke recovered well, and thanks for sharing the story to assist provocation of more thought on why the legislation is in place.