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I've tried to take all necessary precautions when riding in a skirt and heels (details below) and am just trying to understand the real reasons why everyone thinks this is so unsafe. All I hear is that it is bad and it ends at that. I'm not riding in stilettos and mini skirts either. Can someone enlighten me so that I can make a better decision on the matter? I've been riding for about a year now and I love it. I'm a skirt and heels kind of girl though and always have been. Right now I ride in a pair of vintage boots that are made from a good thick leather (better than some motorcycle boots out there) and they do have a nice 3" heel on them, something that I feel even helps me in my riding since I know exactly where my foot is on the peg at all times and they've helped me keep my feet in place during one or two gravel slips. Now that my custom boots are coming in finally I'll be riding in over the knee boots (custom tailored to riding) and knee length skirts of medium to thick fabric (equal to jeans). Now, I feel that I've taken the proper precautions for around town riding. My shoes are thick and resistant to heat. They are sturdy and have a thick rubber sole. The skirts are about as thick as the jeans of the men I ride with. Is there something I'm missing? I understand that I am of limited experience and with the amount of people telling me how unsafe this all is I have to wonder if there is something else to it. To add a few more details: The rubber soles do have good grip, a part of the customized order. It's a grip similar to my current pair which I have used to stop on everything from a painted line to thick gravel. I have found no problem with the grip. The heels are fairly well reinforced and shouldn't snap, but if they do, I always carry a pair of running shoes in any vehicle I own for various reasons and will have no problem picking up the heel and riding my bike off to a safe location to change. As for holding the skirt down. I haven't permanently decided on the system, but the general idea was a garter system to the boots since it is easy to install to all my skirts and the boots themselves. I'm not planning on every riding highway or fast roads in a skirt because it comes untucked and flaps. I have gone down once before when a car pulled over on me and yes, I know road rash hurts. It hurt in jeans. It'll hurt worse in a skirt, but going 30-40 mph the jeans won't save my life. Good point about the stockings and nylons. Thank you Easygoin. I do a little fire dancing and should have applied the knowledge that nylons melt much too easily to my knowledge about riding safely. I haven't worn them on the bike yet, and I'll remember not to be tempted next time I'm running late for a meeting.

A you have made it clear that you are going to wear what you want no matter what anyone says. It is you skin if you want it covered when you hit the road then wear jeans if you don't care then wear the skirt. We are all told that leather is the best to protect are skin in the event of a fall. But I don't ride around wearing chaps and a jacket all day. Just like the rest of the riders out there I where a tee and jeans. what is a tee saving me from not a thing. My bet is some of these "riders" have roded in shorts and flip flops.