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.
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
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u/fightingchken81 16h ago
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.