10-09-2005, 09:06 PM
G.Irish Wrote:Mike Wrote:Feersty Wrote:going WOT on a bike gives you a feeling no girl could ever give you.
ummmm.... no.
Get some of the statistics on crashes. IIRC most motorcycle accidents are single vehicle accidents meaning it is simply handlebar actuator malfunctions (rider error). Another big source of accidents is people who don't take any motorcycle training. After you get those two big factors out of the way (as well as alcohol) the statistics are not really that bad.
Nope, about 1/4 are single vehicle accidents, the other 3/4 involve other cars. "In single vehicle accidents, motorcycle rider error was present as the accident precipitating factor in about two-thirds of the cases, with the typical error being a slideout and fall due to overbraking or running wide on a curve due to excess speed or under-cornering." "In multiple vehicle accidents, the driver of the other vehicle violated the motorcycle right-of-way and caused the accident in two-thirds of those accidents."
courtesy of the hurt report.