I am not a top rider. (We only have 1 top rider btw)

It is my opinion that at my skill level (and the skill level of 99% of the people in our organization), I have less of a chance of wadding up my bike and hurting myself while riding in the rain on rain tires than on modern DOTs.

If you think it is "not safer", stop invalidating an MRA members opinion and feel free to ride DOTs in the rain. It would still be legal to do so.

FWIW: If I had to purchase a set of rain tires, it would have cut my DOT tire bill by 50-60% for a given weekend. The "costs too much" argument does not fly for the people it would effect most.