Stay safe, young grasshopper.

You can be the best rider in the world and still have a bad day/week/month/year/life.

PenguinCoder 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Can never predict your future. Enjoy what you will, when you can. I was in a motorcycle accident in 2021, TBI, hospitalized for 3mo, induced coma, and rehab for 9 months after.

I am back on the horse. It is just a zen and still relaxing time, albeit more anxiety while riding, than before. Thankful I can still ride, and I do.

	▲	qmr 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You were in a crash sir. I'm glad you're better. Tenacity.
	▲	ProllyInfamous 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Safest travels. Glad to hear you humped back on 'er.

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coldtea 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

And you can be the best car driver and still sway off or have some idiot crash into you head-on or miss a red light...

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qmr 5 hours ago | parent [-]

At a minimum you're belted in surrounded by a cage.

More likely you're belted in your cage and surrounded by airbags.

Apples to orangutans.

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ProllyInfamous 5 hours ago | parent [-]

>surrounded by a cage

THIS is the major difference, protecting even the best motorcyclist's abilities.

Some US highways are posted at 85mph [137km/h] – unprotected flesh doesn't stand a chance!

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klibertp 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> Some US highways

I'm sorry, but from a European perspective, this is the problem, not bikes. If your roads and driving culture encourage driving a tank for safety, that's a bit less than ideal.

I commuted to work for 5 years on a moped. I never used a highway, almost never exceeded 50km/h, and had 2 accidents during that time; both resulted in just a few scratches and bruises.

In another post, you said: "maybe speed was a factor" - actually, it's the only factor. If you never go too fast and never use roads where others may go too fast, you're safe - at least from life-altering tragedies.

If, on the other hand, it's generally impossible to get where you want to without using highways, or the sheer distance forces you to step on it - then yeah, don't buy a motorbike. Just note that it's not the bike's fault!

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mothballed 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I lack the commenting impulse control to say this in a politically correct way so my apologies for the outrage that will follow, but to put it crudely there is someone in my extended family who became a retard after falling off their bicycle at roughly walking speed and with a helmet on. It's rare but you can easily die just from walking and slipping on a banana peel.

While you're right about slower generally being safer, you should still treat it like a life-altering tragedy could happen at any time and like you're going 200 kph.

	▲	cindyllm 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
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