09-10-2007, 03:01 PM
Mike Wrote:i suppose it would be common sense. i guess you lack that...
Well at least you can resort to personal attacks when you run out of logical things to say. Well done.
Evan Wrote:you're kind of agreeing with me.
a rider who has no interest or concern in being safe isnt going to be changed by the MSF, hence requiring the MSF for all riders isnt going to change the statistics.
Sort of - I get the freaknomics reference, its a good point.
Will it cure someone who is going to be unsafe on a bike no matter what? Of course not. But IMO, it can provide a positive influence to safe riding especially if new riders are taking the course - I think I'm better off for it. Someone learning how to ride by taking the MSF is certainly more likely to ride safe than learning to ride with his squid buddies - but that goes back to the correlation argument - if nothing else it would make for an interesting social study.