Quote Originally Posted by markopolo311
My sources may be wrong, but i'm just going by what they say:



http://www.roadsafety.mccofnsw.org.au/a/88.html
My sources are real-life people in crashes here and now. I've personally watched a friend crash at 90mph, sliding on asphalt in his Joe Rocket Phoenix jacket to a stop, get up and the jacket is worn out, but he is ok.
I've personally seen many instances like this with many different jackets, pants and people in different environments over several years. Lether is better than textile obviously; however, a name-brand textile clothing will hold up just fine in a street crash.
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