Like anything in life, gear is a calculated risk. You probably won’t have people standing there telling you to put it on every time you go out. On the contrary, you will have people tell you that you don’t need all that stuff or ask you if you plan on crashing. It will be up to you every day to put that stuff on and lug it around when you get where you are going. The pants, for me, are the biggest pain. I hate wearing them, but I do. I will probably buy a different pair to use for next summer and the ones I have are going to be fine in the cooler months, but, right now, I hate putting them on. I have road rash before from bicycles and I don’t want to experience that on a larger scale and that keeps me putting my pants on.
Personally, if I am only going to the grocery store, I am usually in flip flops, a corona tank and shorts. I forgo the helmet because there aren’t usually cops between my house and the store, and the corona tank will protect me enough anyways. J/K, ATGATT!
“I am the best I am at what I do, and what I do ain’t nice.”-Wolverine