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To: kingattax

As others have noted, a large percentage of bike accidents today are “single-vehicle”, either young idiots riding like they’re immortal, or mid-life-crisis riders who don’t have the experience to know they’re going beyond their skills. Once you filter those out, and all the SMIDSY left-turn idiots, the accident rate is quite low.

I gotta disagree with one of the bikes in the list, though. The 250 they put in is touted as being safer because of the low-power engine, but the MSF actively teaches riders that the power and quick acceleration of a bike is a safety feature. Particularly with sport bikes, the acceleration is so quick that they can accelerate out of an imminent accident, and I have used that capability (fortunately only a couple of times).


58 posted on 03/30/2014 8:14:07 PM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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To: Little Pig

most of those accidents are those who have ridden for less than six months AND have no motorcycle endorsement/training.


87 posted on 03/31/2014 11:16:50 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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