I don't care how many miles he has ridden... stupid is stupid... We must remember our actions have more consequences than we may realize. how would quik feel knowing that his position on riding gear was adopted by someone else after reading this thread, and his position on running from the police was adopted by someone else...Now you have a kid who doesn't know any better riding around without gear running from the cops...(probably not going to survive very long) whether you run from the cops or not is NOT the issue, Whether you wear gear or not is NOT the issue... Trying to convince other people that it's a smart idea to ride in a t-shirt, and run from the cops IS the issue.