You’re playing Russian roulette with a theoretical hundred chamber revolver. Dude in a car puts in one bullet spins and pulls the trigger. Dude on a motorctcle puts in thirty before their turn. Most people watching would put a raincoat on before he pulls.
That is a fuckton more risk.
Put it this way: You wouldn’t drive when you’re drunk right?
But per mile driven, you’re actually safer driving drunk in a car than sober on a motorcycle if that helps put things into perspective. You’re actually more than twice as likely to die sober on a motorcycle compared to driving drunk in a car. It is mind blowing how dangerous it is.
If you have any people that depend on you, might wanna consider hanging up your spurs :o
Yeah, I know the statistics. My crash I spoke about was off road, on private farmland, riding my enduro bike.
I do ride on road, as well as on closed circuits when I can, but two wheels is no longer my only form of transport. I used to do over 100,000 km a year on road, on various motorcycles. Now it’s closer to 15,000.
I understand the risks. I also know what it does for me and my mental health.
I’ll never give it up. Well, unless I’m a danger to others.
Guessing you’ve been riding awhile so you might have heard these statistics already but in case you didn’t:
You’re thirty times more likely to die per mile traveled on a motorcycle compared to a car.
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813732
You’re playing Russian roulette with a theoretical hundred chamber revolver. Dude in a car puts in one bullet spins and pulls the trigger. Dude on a motorctcle puts in thirty before their turn. Most people watching would put a raincoat on before he pulls.
That is a fuckton more risk.
Put it this way: You wouldn’t drive when you’re drunk right?
But per mile driven, you’re actually safer driving drunk in a car than sober on a motorcycle if that helps put things into perspective. You’re actually more than twice as likely to die sober on a motorcycle compared to driving drunk in a car. It is mind blowing how dangerous it is.
If you have any people that depend on you, might wanna consider hanging up your spurs :o
Yeah, I know the statistics. My crash I spoke about was off road, on private farmland, riding my enduro bike. I do ride on road, as well as on closed circuits when I can, but two wheels is no longer my only form of transport. I used to do over 100,000 km a year on road, on various motorcycles. Now it’s closer to 15,000.
I understand the risks. I also know what it does for me and my mental health.
I’ll never give it up. Well, unless I’m a danger to others.