I just wouldn't feel safe without steel surrounding my body. :)
2007-11-10 13:12:45 · 22 answers · asked by ? 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Your question is a misnomer.
2007-11-10 13:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by thefistofdoom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been riding for 30 years. I have been in some very tight situations where if I were in a car, there would have been a collision. Riding a motorcycle automatically makes you a safer driver. You need to be. You are constantly checking your mirrors, what other cars are going to do, and have a much better situational awarness than inside a car listening to your favorite music at full volume. Yes, motorcycle accidents happen. A lot of the time it's some guy on a bike rocket thinking he is Evel Knievel. But overall, there is much carnage on the nation's highways with automobiles. Driving a car is one of the most dangerous things we all do as far as risk-taking goes.
I also am a hang glider pilot. I suppose you think hang gliders are death traps too. Well, they can be, but not if you fly within your envelope and don't take stupid risks.
2007-11-10 21:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I started riding at the age of three. Haven't been hurt at all! I suppose that if you were a complete idiot it would be a possibility. But If you are careful, It would be very difficult. If you are worried about speed, purchase a motorcycle with adjustable throttle. That way you can only go so fast. have fun out there!
2007-11-10 21:18:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes motorcycles can be very dangerous but I have seen vehicles direct their hate for motorcycles and endangering the rider by aiming their car at them or trying to run them off the road. I have also seen cyclists abuse their position on the road and anger other vehicles. I think both sides can back off and both are to blame.
2007-11-11 00:49:16 · answer #4 · answered by Free Thinker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The closest thing to a deathtrap on wheels, except my brother crashed on his Motorcycle going a buck twenty, was shirtless, had no helmet, and walked away (not really, but he was walking once he sobered up). I've also known two people who were decapitated, a third one killed, another paralyzed from the waist down, and another in a coma right now -- all from motor cycle accidents. I don't know anybody who has died in a car crash, but my mom's cousin has been a vegetable for about 15 years from one. Otherwise, that's it.
2007-11-10 21:17:52 · answer #5 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take home message from Motorcycle Safety Course:
Ride. Die.
In two thirds of fatal crashes, the rider has done absolutely wrong.
I know of no one who has ever ridden and not been injured.
2007-11-10 21:16:34 · answer #6 · answered by buttfor2007 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love motorcycles. My family-in-law has a motorcycle shop. My hubby not only rides, but races motorcycles.
But I have to agree with you, they are death traps. Well, not really "traps" per se. If you crash, you just fly off.........
2007-11-10 21:17:04 · answer #7 · answered by Darksuns 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not so much the Motorcycle...but it's the Rider that can often be the hazard... like everything out there you get your "Crazies"...
2007-11-10 21:20:41 · answer #8 · answered by wojjy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love motorcycles. Yes, they can be dangerous, but then again, so can automobiles. You just need to be extra careful on them.
2007-11-10 21:21:54 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Zoey ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I love to ride on the back of the harley with my hubby. I'm just sad that he will be at " The Love Ride" on Sunday and I will be going to work : (
2007-11-11 00:11:39 · answer #10 · answered by LadyRazz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know what they say...
If the Devil was to open a retail shop he would open a motorcycle store.
2007-11-10 21:19:38 · answer #11 · answered by I Speak the Truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋