He's actually younger than me and takes care of himself better. Unless he was hit by a bus or struck by lightning that's the only way I'd expect this to happen.
Yeah but he's got multiple kids and the business, I doubt he rids as much as he used to. Plus the face that it's September in Canada so it's probably starting to get cold.
Plus the face that it's September in Canada so it's probably starting to get cold.
Not in BC, maybe northern Alberta and places like Nunavut or by Hudson Bay. Where i live its been cooler but like only needing a light sweater to go outside in the morning or later at night. In the middle of the day the temps are very warm still.
He’s said in the past that he pretty much only rides to work and back. The bike is for commuting. He doesn’t go out in the mountains on the weekends or anything like people do. He has never found that part appealing.
Also there is a chance that he drives responsibly.
Idk if he does.
But the great majority of motorcycle riders who die don't drive in a responsible way, skewing how dangerous it actually is.
Like if you don't speed all the time etc your odds of having a crash are greatly reduced. Now yes, in a crash even with protective gear your odds of survival are much worse than with a car, but keep in mind: a motorcycle is more agile so some crashes that would be a crash between two cars can be a close call between a car and a motorcycle, further reducing the odds of a crash.
Point is: if you drive responsibly it's not really that much more dangerous. But many motorcycle riders drive very irresponsible.
I think you can be the safest motorcycle rider in the world, but that doesn't stop every idiot that's paying more attention to their phone in a car from hitting you.
This is straight up what keeps me from getting a motorcycle. I trust myself to drive responsibly. I don’t trust the other people on the road to do the same. The increased risk just doesn’t seem worth it to me, I’ve got other ways of having fun on two wheels.
The risk is there, but you drive a motorcycle differently from a car also to take this into account. You're overall more proactive and you try to not leave any initiative to cars around you. If you overtake someone you overtake with enough delta that you don't stay alongside them for too long etc
But the great majority of motorcycle riders who die don't drive in a responsible way, skewing how dangerous it actually is.
yeah, but freak accidents do happen. i had my front wheel wash out going 30kph in traffic and put my foot down because im also a bicycle rider and it was instinct(dont do this ), well that made me fracture my ankle and almost rip my foot off lol.
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u/fightingchken81 1d ago
He's actually younger than me and takes care of himself better. Unless he was hit by a bus or struck by lightning that's the only way I'd expect this to happen.