how dangerous is a motorcycle?

Answer 1

how dangerous is flying? driving a car? eating Mc Donalds

Answer 2

"Ha, ha! I know a guy at a hospital and they call them Donor Cyles! Isn't that funny? Haven't you heard that before? Like a MILLION times?" Hey, ER guy: If I wanted to hear the same tired rhetoric spouted by mindless clones, I'll go to the Religion section. Ditto for all the Loud Pipes Save Lives jerks!

Are motorcycles dangerous? Not at all. I've been in countless shops, walked past them in parking lots, and been to motorcycle shows, and NOT ONCE have I ever been attacked by one.

They only do what the rider tells them to do, and are no more dangerous than anything else in life. But if the rider doesn't speak the bike's language or doesn't know what he/she is doing, then the RIDER is making the situation dangerous for themselves.

Is it more dangerous to ride without proper gear and a helmet? Is it more dangerous to go fast without traffic around or during rush hour? Is it more or less dangerous to buy a big, fast motorcycle for your first bike? All of these rely solely on the rider's judgement and ability, since a motorcycle is simply an inanimate object.

Answer 3

How good/bad is your riding ability? One thing for sure is it keeps you more aware or your surroundings. After learning to ride a bike you will be a much better car driver.
It's more dangerous than driving a car because you have some protection around you in a car if you are involved in an accident. But the upside is you have more visibility on a bike and can better avoid an accident.
The problem with car driving is it only takes a few minutes to learn and the student thinks he's/she a pro after their 2nd 20 minute behind the wheel experience. These are the people who go on later to teach others how to drive.
But a bike takes a while longer and more skill to learn which makes you a better at it. Everything is dangerous but the more skill you have the less dangerous it is. Wear A Helmet and good luck.

Answer 4

Only as dangerous as the rider. A motorcycle standing still poses no danger unless it is in the middle of the street.

Answer 5

Motorcycles aren't dangerous... it's the drivers on their cell phones who change lanes without looking should be your concern.

I took a CC rider course here in CA when I first got my motorcycle license. The teacher spoke about a NHTSA study done over a 10 period on motorcycle accidents. Interesting thing was that most accidents involved riders who were never licensed. Of the riders who were licensed over 70% of those cases involved drugs and or alcohol impairment.

If you want to ride you need to be ALERT. The streets are not a place to learn how "ride a bike". You need on your concentration on other drivers not paying attention.

The street is also not a race track. Go to the track if you want to really learn how to ride. The skills you develop (emergency braking, evasive turning) will be transferable to the streets. Most people involved in street accidents never had to "emergency" braking situation nor have they ever tested the limits of a bike. Fast acceleration versus braking can get you out of trouble in a lot of circumstances.

Answer 6

Los Angeles Times reports 40 deaths per million miles, which is 1 death per 25,000 miles. Deadly. I do 25,000 miles in about three years.

I imagine that most deaths are because motorcycles are total squidbait. Even so, there are plenty of injuries that happen that aren't the motorcycle rider's fault. Almost every regular here has a "got injured, scraped, bruised" story.

Answer 7

Intersections are very dangerous for motorcycles. A friend's brother hit a car and flew over it and I saw it happen to someone else.

Answer 8

They are only dangerous if you're going to fall down or hit something or let something hit you. In 45 years of riding, I've never done any of those things. It's all in how you ride. You have to pay very close attention to what's going on. Some people have a problem with that no matter what they are doing.

Answer 9

Usually the most dangerous things about motorcycles are inattentive car drivers (like cell phone users).

Answer 10

Well in 31years of riding and owning 12 different motorcycles and a few hundred thousand miles of all kinds of riding in all the western states including Hawaii, I skinned my knee once.....because I drank alot of beers and road double too fast on a dirt road at night with a road bike. Hey I was 20 and stupid.

But you have to drive very defensively because car drivers are out to get you. I've had days with 4 or 5 extreamly close calls that could have disabled or killed me. If you ride be on your toes and you will be ok. There is a big difference between living your life and merely existing.

Answer 11

Not dangerous at all inherently. Some people are dangerous in a car, let alone a bike. But a motorcycle is an inanimate object, a vehicle, and not dangerous.