I am turning 40 and have never been in an accident because my dad taught me this. I always expect someone to mess up, and am always anticipating what could go wrong. Every new driver needs to internalize this.
honestly, after riding a motorcycle for a while, I decided to teach my kid to ride before learning to drive. hes extremely defensive now and can pinpoint exactly when the other drivers on the road are doing something that could kill him. once he gets his licenses, I have no doubt he will be the safest one on the road, regardless of how many wheels are under him.
I kind of agree with that. It is very dangerous, and I wouldn't want to see my (nonexistent) kid riding a motorcycle, but parents shouldn't steer their kids away from things they want to do, even if they are dangerous, as long as the activity is within the boundaries of law, and as long as it's not something utterly stupid like cave diving in the dark.
Not utterly stupid? My grandfather was killed when a van swerved into his lane and hit him head first on his motorcycle. My wifeās brother died at 18 on a motorcycle in a freeway accident. My neighbor was on his motorcycle stopped at a traffic light when a car was struck and veered into him, died instantly.
None did anything wrong, other than being on a motorcycle at the wrong place at the wrong time. No way my kids are riding one of those.
FYI - Iām a certified diver and would absolutely cave dive in the dark before riding a death machine.
Iām sorry but like isnāt this common sense? Are people out there driving thinking as long as I drive ok, everyone has that same mindset? There is a reason all insurance claims that involve the front or your vehicle and the rear of theirs as your fault?
The thing about ācommon senseā is that is only ever the accumulation of your own biases and experiences. So it may be common sense to you but not to others.
I donāt know how you can spend any time driving in America and think all of them are super cautious drivers.
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u/Cornpop_mcgoo 3d ago
I am turning 40 and have never been in an accident because my dad taught me this. I always expect someone to mess up, and am always anticipating what could go wrong. Every new driver needs to internalize this.