HOLY MOLEY - MC SAFETY STATS

Paul Bryant said:

When I first stated riding at about 15, I thought that every car driver was out to kill me, of coarse I was always going as fast as could.
It got worse as I got bigger bikes (I bought a '73 750 Combat Commando one week before I turned 17)
In hindsight the real problem was that at that age, and going as fast as I could, drivers simply didn't see me whilst I was travelling at 100MPH, they would look left and right, road clear and pull out.
Of coarse at 100MPH I was in their face in no time at all, and of coarse it was all their fault !

I've slowed down over the years, as we do, but still have that same "They're out to kill me attitude"
This has kept me alive many, many times when it is the drivers fault and I've been able to take the appropriate action.

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daytonageo said:

I found over the last 50 years of riding that practicing riding skills, paying attention, and not being drunk, essentially eliminates the types of crashes listed above. Motorcycling is dangerous. It is more dangerous for the unskilled and intoxicated.

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WyldCFH said:

I don't particularly like being in a pack of anything. I have general distrust of human beings and more so when my life can be affected by their stupid decisions.

As such I will weave my way through traffic to find a hole, or pass 20 some riders at 100mph+ to be in a place where I implicitly trust the skills of those ahead of me.

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