A Jourey of 1,000 Miles

[G.Irish]

G's numbers are a little off (b/c they refer to death in one paragraph, as cited, and just "an accident" in another).

I just forgot a word there. That said, one thing I just thought of is that I'm not sure if the statistic is divided by the number of riders or the population in general.

Your chances of having an accident? RJ, G, Mikey, Myself, Matt, Chris, my friend Alex, my Dad, Navin, most riders that I know, we've ALL had accidents.

The overwhelming majority of those accidents were caused by handlebar actuator malfunction. I think only two of them have been caused by a cager.

I've been very lucky so far, so have most of you. I'd say your chances of being involved in an accident of some sort are pretty good. Whether you get really hurt? I guess it's by chance for the most part. Personally, though, I'm starting to feel like I'd rather hedge those chances by riding more on the track and less on the street. At least there a cager won't plow you with a truck from behind, t-bone you on the gas, or, like, be around. Sure, you've got other bikes and the risks associated with riding faster, but you've got run off, and a certain level of expectation of action from the other riders.

No argument there. You ain't gonna hit a car on track.