Thread: Just how safe is the W123?
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Old 06-26-2014, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe View Post
Skip, why are you comparing it to "a motorcycle" when it's a car? Sounds like apples and elephants again......
They're both vehicles. Every time I go somewhere I have a choice of a W123 or a sport bike. Statistically, motorcycles are the most dangerous means of transportation. If, like me, you're willing to ride one, then pretty much any car is an improvement in terms of safety.

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Motorcycles had a fatality rate of 212 per billion passenger miles, by far the highest of all modes: “A motorcyclist who traveled 15 miles every day for a year, had an astonishing 1 in 860 chance of dying — 29 times the risk for automobiles and light trucks.” - See more at: U.S. transportation safety over time: Cars, planes, trains, walking, cycling Journalist's Resource: Research for Reporting, from Harvard Shorenstein Center
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U.S. transportation safety over time: Cars, planes, trains, walking, cycling Journalist's Resource: Research for Reporting, from Harvard Shorenstein Center
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