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[Possible]

Very true, so one learns to mitigate the risk to an acceptable level. That includes honing one's skills, not riding on substandard
equipment, i.e. bad tires, among other things.

 

[ColoradoSpyder]

Yes, and even if one chooses not to hone one's skills ride on substandard equipment, they still have accepted the risk involved with those decisions. Personally, I choose a well maintained machine, HIVIZ riding gear ATGATT always. Comes from 40 years on two wheels.
True story,
A few years ago went riding with a group of guys. During the pre-ride meet-up and everyone is checking out each others bikes, I noticed one of the guys bike was missing the upper engine mount bolts. Brought this to his attention and he was like, Ahh its ok been riding that way for a month while I finish working on it. Luckily he was not subject to a accident due to the negligence, but the torque on the frame eventually caused welds to crack. He tried to blame it on Yamaha because of a past issue with those welds. Yamaha told him to stick it and the repair cost ended up being twice what he had originally paid for the bike.
Willfully bad decisions have a way of rising up and bitch slapping one.