11-26-2007, 09:56 AM
PGK Wrote:It was risky before your accident too. You're number came up, so what? Having an accident doesn't make anything more or less safe. You were willing to accept the risks before, and the level of risk has not changed. If anything, learning from this relatively painless and potentially profitable accident can help you be a safer rider.
I had this same discussion with ginger not too long ago, basically looking at the risk vs. reward of riding every day on the street - it was nothing more than a hypothetical train of thought, it but it was spurred on from reading about the annual parade of riders that made simple mistakes on the street and paid the ultimate price for it.
At the time, andrew said the same thing you did, and if you cant accept the risk after having some sort of accident on the road, then you shouldnt accept them now - certainly understandable. My contention with that is, that if something does happen then your viewpoints (and the amount of risk you're willing to accept) can change, and I wondered if mine would. I really dont know if I'd still ride if I got taken out on the road, even without injury. I'm not too worried about family, because I could get hurt riding my bicycle on the road, riding on track, driving my car - it wouldnt be any better on them if I got hurt doing something other than riding a motorcycle on the road.