How likely is it for the typical motorcyclist to be in a collision?

Question

Also, what are the predominant causes and how can they be avoided?

Answer 1

There are only three types of people who ride motorcycles.The ones that are going to crash.The ones who have allready crashed.And the ones who are going to crash again.This is the rule for all who ride.

Answer 2

I would say the predominant cause is drivers in four wheeled vehicles not seeing motorcycles and pulling out in front of them or changing lanes into them. Is a motorcyclist more likely to get in an accident? I don't think so, but when they do, it's more serious because of the lack of protection a rider has. Every member of my family (myself, wife and 3 sons) have all been involved in car accidents, I have never had an accident on my motorcycle. Knock on wood.

Answer 3

Predominant cause is the same as the classic excuse: "I didn't see him."

The motorcyclist avoids accidents by being fully aware of his surroundings, which is something I was taught while first learning to drive a car.

Car drivers need to be taught that motorcycles have all the same rights and responsibilities as any other vehicle.
Most importantly, I think they need to be taught that we exist. I think most driver's training/tests barely address motorcycles, if at all.

Answer 4

Funny you should ask...........last Saturday night a friend of mine who teaches motorcycle riders to ride was passing a truck after a long day on the road, and a deer ran out and she hit it.........she was in USA and she lives in Canada.
Her bike was a writeoff..........they had to cut her clothes off her.............she lost all her belongings somewhere in the ditch............she suffered 7 broken ribs, a punctured lung and broken collar bone, as well as a lot of superficial wounds and some internal bruising.
She didn't die...............which is amazing!
So, there she lay in another country in Intensive Care with absolutely nothing!
We found out two days later......now she's coming home by surface ambulance to Alberta, after being stabilized in the Intensive Care Unit in Montana.
Timing is everything..................

Answer 5

How much achohol is in the blood? The more, the better chance he is going down.

If he took a saftey course and keeps a level head, less then the chance of being in a car wreck

Answer 6

depends on how and where he or she rides..
most wrecks are caused by inexperienced riders riding recklessly..
and city dwelling car drivers that don't care if they run you over..
the best thing you can do is ride in the country and within the limits of your abilities..

good advice... but i have had some great crashes over the last 40 years...lol

Answer 7

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