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Always true.....aviation and bikes kill the young and stupid quickly. I've done both. Riding since 1962 and have gone thru 42 bikes so far and I'm still here. Commuted over 100 miles a day for years on SoCal freeways......it can be done. The white line is good and the only thing that preserved a little sanity.........
I have driven bikes for years and no accidents.
Close calls yes, but nothing more than that.
I live in southern California and I do not ride in groups and I steer clear of heavy traffic and pay close attention to how people drive in front and behind. I have had people looking right at me and pull into my lane deliberately trying to create a problem. People in cars are dangerous.
Location: On the "Left Coast", somewhere in "the Land of Fruits & Nuts"
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Also insurance companies claim one of the biggest areas of 'growth' in the past few years has been the 'yuge' increase in motorcycle accidents involving 'older' riders, some trying to recapture their youth on heavy 'V-Twins', and often 2-up... even though many haven't been on a bike in years, and their bodies can no longer cash the checks their 'self-image' has been writing!
Also insurance companies claim one of the biggest areas of 'growth' in the past few years has been the 'yuge' increase in motorcycle accidents involving 'older' riders, some trying to recapture their youth on heavy 'V-Twins', and often 2-up... even though many haven't been on a bike in years, and their bodies can no longer cash the checks their 'self-image' has been writing!
I’ve seen responsible riders and jerk riders. Don’t automatically assume the driver was to blame in all motorcycle accidents. There are aggressive and reckless riders who cause accidents. I’ve even seen riders trying to use their smartphone while riding. I think riding today is a bit more dangerous because of so many drivers being distracted and not properly trained in driving and sharing the road. I’m not a motorbike rider. Wouldn’t mind a city bike like the Honda Cub or Trail but will probably just settle for riding the bicycle around town and even that comes with risk with the drivers today.
Smart phones changed the world for bike street riding. Inattentive drivers are bad - been riding for 35 years.
Wife got rear ended by a 23 year old girl whose "brakes jammed". Yeah sure. It is getting scary out there. I pulled up beside a Harley at a light and told the rider that I loved his tee shirt and had to get one. "HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT CELL PHONE SHOVED UP YOU (guess the rest)".
When I am King texting while driving WILL be a capital offense.
The one rule I used when I was still riding was that if I must, really must to get some other place in a big hurry, don't take the bike, take the car.
In my worst accident the engine was off and the bike wasn't rolling. I parked on wet grass and I slipped while getting off, fell down, and the Suzuki 1000 G fell on top of me. I wasn't hurt but the spectators lost their breakfast from laughing too hard.
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