I was amazed to see the picture of Louisa Morgan and her motorcycle (Letters, April 19).

This woman wears a dark grey helmet and, would you believe, a camouflage jacket and then complains of not being noticed on the road.

I am sure that she, by trying a little harder, could become less significant on the road by putting black stripes on her face and tying branches of trees to her shoulders in true army fashion.

As someone who has been motorcycling on and off since 1958, I am regularly amazed at what can only be described as the stupidity of many fellow motorcyclists and scooter riders.

These range from the posing Harley riders in shorts, singlet, bare hands and sandals to the novice scooter rider riding without gloves.

When I learnt to ride I was told to dress for when I fell off, not if I fell off because if you ride a motorbike for any reasonable length of time, you are almost certain to fall off at some point.

The first thing to the road in a spill is usually the rider's hands. So come on, ladies and chaps, dress sensibly regardless of weather and dress to be seen.

To my mind, a yellow reflective band across the back and chest is the most visible clothing item of all.

Always wear boots and gloves - it is a fallacy that the head is the most vulnerable part of the body in most accidents.

-Mike Peters, Brighton