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Rules of the Road

RSA handbook · 292 pages · 271 embedded images

Rules for motorcyclists

Page 193

Personal protective equipment

Without Protective Equipment With Protective Equipment

Serious brain injury

Helmet with eye protection

Ear protection

Damage to hearing

Built-in shoulder protection

Shoulder injury

Abrasion resistant jacket

Back injuries

Severe lacerations

Built-in elbow protection

Heavy bruising

Built-in back protection

Severe loss of skin

Motorcycle gloves (reinforced and padded)

Hand and finger damage

Leather pants (abrasion resistant)

Built-in knee pads

Infections from road contact

Abrasions and nerve damage

Severe skin loss

Motorcycle boots (secure and reinforced)

Toes amputated

Extracted from the RSA Rules of the Road, Revision 9, May 2026. Source PDF · reuse permission unconfirmed.