[martin_fierro]

SCDPS: Males Older Than 35 Lead Motorcycle Fatalities ... caused by clueless cagers.

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[Tijeras_Slim]

Clueless cagers yes, but I've seen my fair share of Boomer RUBs that ride in a bubble of complete mental complacency.

[absolootezer0]

any relation to what brand of bikes they were riding? (old guys on harleys?)

[demsux]

Clueless female cagers talking on cell phones!

[bikerman]

Dont understand, I thought helmits saved lives.

[pikachu]

It's always fun to see studies like this have info about the number of LICENSED motorcycle riders, if they have had a MSF (or similar) training program, and how many were the fault of the motorcyclist. But why quibble when he know everything is BUSH Fault! /snide

[lady lawyer]

This is exactly why I decided not to buy my husband a Harley for his 60th birthday. He's in great shape, and a couple of his friends have gotten bikes, but he hadn't had a motorcycle in years, and hadn't ever had one as big as a Harley.

So I got him a Jeep Rubicon, instead, with seat belts and a nice roll bar. He's just as happy.

[Maceman]

I think most cyclists are boomers at this point, so I'm not surprised.

[jjm2111]

I'm curious what the breakdown of the stats are. Even w/ helmeted vs. unhelmeted riders there's a big diff. in a skid lid and a full face. Also a big diff. btwn the leathered up rider and the jeans and t-shirt rider.

Also, how many are the cager's fault? Was alchohol involved?, etc.

Anyway, be safe; rubber side down; all that good stuff.

[elkfersupper]

My eyes and my reflexes were the 2nd and 3rd things to go bad.

[Slings and Arrows]

SC ping! Well, kind of...

[MarkL]

The worst part for inexperienced riders of any age is the lack of understanding regarding counter-steering, and target fixation. I saw a guy on a brand new harley (he had just picked it up that morning, at the start of the charity ride, which started out from the harley dealership) who hadn't ridden before (and he was proud of the fact!) literally ride his bike directly into oncoming traffic. He paniced when we were riding over a bridge with a metal grate surface, and the vibration, combined with the weaving patterns just freaked the guy out: He was looking at the oncoming trafic, and he began to veer towards it. Luckily, he was able to stop, and the oncoming cars were able to avoid him. An older couple had the wife (riding pillion) and this rider swap positions, and they broke from the crowd, and drove him back to the dealership.

Mark

[Kaylee Frye]

For those of you who ride motorcycles, take it from someone who drives a very large truck - please do not sit next to a large truck for any extended period of time if you can help it. I have had trouble seeing small cars in my blind spot, let alone motorcycles.

As a consequence, I now change lanes very slowly, turn my signal on far in advance, and check all around my truck repeatedly. However, if someone in a smaller car or on a motorcycle were to sit in just the right spot, they would be invisible for all intensive purposes.

Thus my agreement with folks who say that you should ride as if your are invisible. Good luck and happy riding to you all...