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- You Lack Self-Discipline. Riding a motorcycle is first and foremost about learning proper technique and control. Remember the whole wax-on, wax-off bit from "The Karate Kid"?
- You’re A Know-It-All. You took the basic safety course and got your license. Awesome! But please don't think that means you know how to ride a bike now.
- Your First Bike Is Going to be a Rocket. I see this one all the time. A dude comes in, thinking he’s the man (and it's always a dude, by the way—I've never seen the same type of arrogance in any of my female students) and absolutely needs that Gixxer 1000 or svelte Ducati V4 Panigale because a 300cc or a 500cc bike will lead to boredom.
- You Lack Good Judgment or Spatial Awareness. Does your car have a bunch of dings in the back bumper because you back into the same pole every day? Do you tap the bumpers of other cars when parallel parking?
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Riding a motorcycle is one of the greatest pleasures you can experience in life, yet only a minority of people in the auto-obsessed Western world actually ride. This can be explained partially by the perceived danger of riding a motorcycle. Whether the severity of that danger is real or just a misconception is debatable, but let’s unpack some facts...
According to the latest statistics available, the NHTSA reported 4,976 people were killed while riding in 2015 in the United States, which is up 8.3 percent from 2014 (which saw 4,594 fatalities). This is out of a reported 8.6 million private and commercial motorcycles on the road in 2015. While that’s more than a 1 in 1,728 chance, there are some ...
There will always be riding hazards out of our control, like bad weather, gravel or sand, potholes, and bad drivers. But there are a lot of things for riders to be alert to. Roads collect oils over time and a first rain can bring those oils out and make the roads particularly slippery. Salt on the road is common in freezing conditions and can negat...
While it may appear to be dangerous to those who have never lane split, studies have actually shownthat when done at a safe speed (in relation to the speed of traffic) it’s quite safe. It also happens to help cut down on bikes overheating and traffic/congestion for vehicles overall. I do it on a daily basis, riding at a safe speed in relation to th...
Getting hit by a car is, as you might suspect, no fun. It's a good rule of thumb to assume the cars around you do not see you, and ride accordingly. Don’t rely on others to drive well for you to remain safe. And remember that it's better to be safe than right: regardless of whether an accident is your fault, you’re the one who will suffer the conse...
Having established that riding a motorcycle can be dangerous under the wrong circumstances, it might be worth exploring a few ways to lessen the physical risk posed by riding. Before even throwing a leg over your bike there’s a lot that can be done to help keep you safe(r). Wearing quality protective gear, especially armored gear, (that fits proper...
Decide whether you are willing to accept the potential consequences of riding. Fatal accidents do happen, injuries even more. You’ll often hear riders say “There are two types of rider, those who have gone down and those who are going down.” READ MORE: What It's Like to Crash a Motorcycle | RideApart There are all kinds of different riding discipli...
But motorcycling also can be dangerous. Per vehicle miles traveled in 2022, motorcyclists were about 22 times more likely than passenger vehicle occupants to die in a motor vehicle crash and were 4 times more likely to be injured.
May 24, 2021 · The Insurance Information Institute provides some pretty awful statistics in terms of injuries and deaths associated with motorcycles. In 2019, 5,014 motorcyclists died in crashes. Those riding motorcycles were also almost 29 times likelier than car occupants to die in an accident per mile traveled. Every year since 2015, more than 5,000 ...
Traveling on a motorcycle carries a much higher risk of death or injury than driving the same distance in a car. In 2006 US motorcyclists had a risk of a fatal crash that was 35 times greater than that of passenger cars, based on 390 motorcyclist deaths per billion vehicle miles and 11.1 car fatalities for that distance. [2] .
Without a car's structural protection, a motorcycle rider involved in a crash is more likely to suffer serious or fatal injuries. Meanwhile, even as automotive manufacturers develop new technology to make cars even safer, motorcycle manufacturers have fewer options.
Feb 15, 2024 · Riding a motorcycle is undeniably dangerous. Sadly, motorcycle riders are 28 times more likely to lose their lives in a fatal driving crash compared with other motorists on the road.
