Posted on 07/15/2007 7:30:18 AM PDT by BraveMan
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It’s probably like pilots. There are old bikers, and there are bold bikers, but there are no old, bold bikers.
Actually, I don't ride and do think that it should be up to the rider.
Tragic... but that’s the risk you take when you don’t wear a helmet.
What this article doesn’t tell us is how many bikers were killed by careless cagers.
In all reality, it might not be the biker’s fault but that of the car drives.
Yeah, I know, it doesn’t matter who is at fault, the biker is still dead, but articles like this tend to blame the victim.
Some of the Vietnam Vets I have corresponded with have died in accidents on motorcycles. Seems many people in their early 60’s still riding. I would also say that automobile drivers are more aggressive today toward motorcyclists.
LOL...I'm bigger and heavier and maneuver differently from when I first learned!
I'd rather have my 800lbs and 1700 cc than my old light 650cc!
Seat belt laws need to go as well.
Riding days are way over but everyone will kiss the pavement at least once.........eventually.
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Perhaps people would be better served if Angeline Schreiber directed her frustration towards the type of drivers who violated her parents’ right of way, causing the fatal accident in the first place. If we are to really change these gruesome statistics, we need to stop focusing on motorcycle accident survival and start focusing on motorcycle accident prevention.
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Perhaps people would be better served if Angeline Schreiber directed her frustration towards the type of drivers who violated her parents’ right of way, causing the fatal accident in the first place. If we are to really change these gruesome statistics, we need to stop focusing on motorcycle accident survival and start focusing on motorcycle accident prevention.
Why is it that if somebody gets thrown from a horse or smeared on a bicycle everybody feels sorry for them but if you get murdered on your motorcycle people think you had it coming?
It also fails to consider that endlessly rising fuel costs are making the motorcycle a more attractive alternative every day. Not everybody can afford a$40,000 hybrid.
I’m not sure if this is a nation wide trend but where I live there are a large number of people 40 or older that are new bike riders. They can finally afford the bike they want and think they can just hop on and ride like a car. I’ve seen guys flop over at stop lights because they forget to put their feet down. Others lock up the front breaks first in an emergency stop.
You can usually spot a new rider because all their clothes are directly from the Harley catalog and are still shiny. I’ve even seen Honda riders dressed in Harley clothes. I guess it raises their testosterone levels.....
Perhaps I'm in the minority but I'm a firm believer that if you didn't grow up on motorcycles you have no business riding them as an adult.
You’re right, the stats are only abour helmet use or alcohol and don’t address collision fatalities.
Which is why I’ll keep my nice Chrysler minivan “cage.”
Riding motorcycles are just inherently dangerous. You have no cage around you, no restraints or airbags(yet), most have acceleration rates unfamiliar to most car drivers, limited braking ability, and require far more input into maneuvering than cars. All you can really do, is increase your odds. Like, wear a helmet, ride as if every vehicle on the road is out to get you, don’t ride a bike with performance beyond your experience, and don’t ride like a moron, who thinks the road is a race track. That is, if you are interested in increasing your odds.
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