Motorcycle Deaths
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There are plenty of things we all do on a daily basis that require a certain level of accepted risk. Are motorcycles dangerous? Sure, but so are many things each of us choose to do in our lifetimes. As a lifetime motorcycle rider, riding instructor and racer I've accepted the good as well as the bad that comes with what I've my passion.
Some, like Scarabin (not singling you out to attack you, so please don't take it as such) don't want to take on the risk associated with getting on a motorcycle and who can judge him for that? I don't think he'd judge me for what I choose to do with my own life. I do think the notion of people primarily risk their lives on bikes to look cool is really missing the whole picture though. Is part of the initial allure of bikes is the danger factor? Absolutely. From the first time I saw a pack of clubbers thunder past my house when I was a kid to pretending my bicycle was a dirt bike, I dreamed (read;obsessed) of having a motorcycle. But from the first time you actually throw a leg over a bike and fire it up, the reality that what you are doing requires utmost concentration and responsibility you becomes all too clear.
That being said, most bikers are a superstitious bunch and feel that talking about accidents, or even worse deaths, is really bad luck. @dbloc sorry for your loss.
- sorry that should read: comes with what I'm passionate about.GM278