I prefer to have 2000 lbs of steel between me and the car that is hitting me. My neighbor, a father of three girls was killed a few summers ago when his Motorcycle was hit by a woman trying to beat a light. And a close friend at work on a motorcycle vacation, took a mountain road curve too wide and slid into a guard rail. She was killed instantly.
It definitely is a risk! Personally, I plant my tushy in a Suburban 4x4. Safer not only for me but the precious cargo (the kids) that I transport all over. My cousin in law was aged 70. I guess he figured the kids were grown and gone but it has devastated his wife.
“Motorcycle was hit by a woman trying to beat a light.”
Motorcycle rule #1:
NEVER assume a green light means jack squat.
Look both ways, anyway.
[that question actually comes up on my state’s motorcycle license test]
A few seconds of delay will NOT kill you.
[a rule which I also observe when “safely enclosed” within 6000 pounds of Yukon]