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Motorcycles aren't dangerous, bad drivers are.

Sny

Sny

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...it occurred to me that had I managed to dodge the oncoming 4WD, then run off the road and crashed, the statistics and the newspapers would tell a familiar story: "a 34 year-old motorcyclist and a female passenger were killed today when the rider lost control of his 1000cc sportsbike. It was a single vehicle accident, speed is believed to be a factor."

http://www.gizmag.com/close-call-bmw-s1000rr/19667/

 
Very scarry--fortunately they did not hit. Sometimes I think that some people like to play games with motorcycles. Otherwise, hard to tell what was going on in the truck.
 
I remember when that was first posted. Made me wonder if the truck would've taken out my Spyder's right wheel well before it buzzed my shoulder. :yikes:

As for the sentiment... while technically true... I still think it's a bit of comfort-sauce for motorcycle riders.

Yes, some-- on some days, many!-- "cagers" are stupid. (Of course, no one here has EVER ONCE driven their car badly, no sirrreee :joke:).

And the car/motorcycle dynamic makes things difficult. Even if you're a good automobile driver on your best behavior, it's simply a fact that it's going to be more difficult for most car drivers to see a smaller motorcyclist on the road.

I think we're all more sensitive to bad drivers because we're always VERY aware we are riding with less of a margin of error-- I watch drivers do stupid things while I drive *my* car and it doesn't phase me nearly as much as it does on the Spyder because I know while I'm in my car I have a seat belt, airbags, and crumple zones as added insurance against their carelessness. On the Spyder, I don't have that, so it feels more like a personal affront, when again, it's nothing of the sort, just the sloppiness MOST car drivers have when driving in an environment dominated by other cars and car drivers.

Whatever. Lane changes are easy, and my brakes work as well as my throttle. :thumbup:

The bottom line is, even if no cars were on the road, motorcycles (and trikes) are UNAVOIDABLY more dangerous than a four-wheeled car. It's the nature of the beast. Not many cars lose a catastropic amount of traction on a routine gravel patch or hitting a metal plate edge trap. Nor have many drivers ever had to calculate lean angles on a decreasing radius turn. You stop paying attention on a bike, or even a trike, you can get into trouble in a hurry, with far less of a margin of error that's allowed by four wheels and modern technology-- margin needed to recover from your mistake, or when all goes wrong, SURVIVE your mistake.

Just a soapbox, I'm off it now! :doorag:
 
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