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If this story won't convince you to stop riding motorcycles, don't know what will
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/9749415/
I am sure the MC riders were sober, responsible, agile, and aware. The guy had two kids. The risk versus reward equation just does not add up for riding motorcycles. If you want open air motoring, get a convertible.
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Crashing on the Capital Beltway in '86 did it for me. I wiped out in rain at 50 mph and rolled alongside a UPS trailer before landing in the far right lane. Shattered my left knee and spent a week in the hospital and another month in bed. It was six months or so before I lost the limp. I haven't been on a motorcycle since.
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I kind of want to get a bike again, but I worry about being run over in my car... let alone on a "tiny" bike :crazy: I don't want to become roadkill and I feel it's a very real possibility here.
-J
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Ok, so put them in a Chevy cavalier. They could be just as dead. Yes, motorcycles usually lose fights with anything with four wheels. Cars lose fights with big pickups. Pickups lose fights with tractor-trailers and tractor-trailers lose fights with trains. So we all should drive trains? I've lost friends in wrecks of motorcycles, cars and trucks. Motorcycles are an elevated risk, but the risk is still manageable.
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not even comparable with seatbelts and air bags. its the riders choice but consequences are high for a mistake, riders or anothers mistake doesnt make a bit of difference in the outcome
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Eww, I puked a little.
Just keep telling yourself that.
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psst, I hear that there's a downside to smokin', drinkin' and unprotected sex too . ..
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this is true, but a smashed pumpkin is not one of them
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Forget about flying. I hear that's REALLY dangerous!
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Trucks, buses, inattentive SUV drivers, and motorcycles are a bad mix.
I have access to a BMW 650 and a Honda Gold Wing, but really hesitant because to go anywhere outside my area, I have to deal with the above.
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they were riding at 12:20 A.M.one thing i do not do on my bike is ride after dark period.there are too many deer and crazies out.
this happened here in iowa last year. http://www.missourivalleytimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=7566 what the story doesn't say is the pickup drivers tested .373 b.a.c he got 50 yrs in the state pen.not near enough if you ask me. |
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Seriously: Can you point to any relevant statistics comparing the risks?
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Texting drivers could be a big issue for mc riders.
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