question about driving?

Question

Motorcycles are a safety risk because ________.

A. they are less stable and protected than cars
B. other drivers tend not to look for motorcyclists
C. all of the above
D. none of the above

Answer 1

D.
None of the above.
I agree with Jet Doc's statement. Definitely biased.

Motorcycles are not less stable than cars. (just a few of us operators are).
While car drivers don't look for motorcycles, we look for EVERYTHING. Including the car that didn't see us.

From all this, only one conclusion can be drawn: motorcycles are safer than cars.

Answer 2

You should have included an E.

E. The motorcyclist is not taking the necessary steps to manage the risk of riding.

This would be the only reason that riding would have a high safety risk. A true motorcyclist knows what the risks are and DOES take the right steps to manage the risks.

Risk is found in every single activity in life, whether it be work or play. I would not want to live in a world where all risk was taken away from everything. After all, what would be the point?

If you want to understand how a motorcyclist manages the risk of riding, take a MSF Beginners Riding Class then pronounce judgment on us. If you do take the class, you RISK understanding motorcyclists better.
Ride Safe

Answer 3

I am a motorcycle rider and the main reason why motorcycles put you at more risk is that there is no metal surrounding you like in a car and no seatbelts or airbags.

The motorcycle rider has the same dangers as cars except that their bodies are not as protected.

That being said this doesn't mean that cars are safe either. In fact you can move statistics around to say what you want. For example, it is a FACT that more fatalities are car accidents than motorcycles. That is more people die from car accidents than motorcycle accidents and this is true.

I'll give you what I believe are some good reasons and answers why folks ride bikes.

Here are some things I love about bike riding and some things I hate. First the things I hate about it.

THINGS I HATE:
I hate that sometimes cars do dumb things and almost cut me off or run me over as they don't see me, or they are on the cell phones.

I hate that some roads have big gashes in them and ruin my tires.

I hate when it is really windy and I get blown all over the place at high speeds on the freeway

I hate getting a flat on the freeway going 70 (Happened to me and thank God for the stop and go tire plugger!)

NOW...THINGS I LOVE!
I love the hundreds of dollars I save per week on gasoline and at the same time its my way of flipping the bird to Hugo Chavez

I love the beauty of driving on a gorgeous day or when the sun is setting.

I love the feeling of the bike moving me forward faster and faster as the wind rushes by

I love not having to be stuck in traffic

I love, REALLY love, the insurance savings

I love that some bikes are so gorgeous, it's like a piece of art that you can actually become one with. Bikes like the R1 or even the new Kawaski Ninja 250 are what I love.

I love the brotherhood of waving to other bikers who love these same things.

So if having to choose between your answer above it is more A than B although B is also another issue.

Most bikers know there are risks but they also know they aint gonna live forever. It reminds me of a joke I heard...here it is below. This is why bikers ride...

An old woman goes to the doctor and wants to know if she is living the safest and healthiest risk free life. She says her goal is to live to be 100 years old!

The Doctor says "Well let me ask you some questions"

Do you smoke?
The lady says No, I never have either

Do you drink ? The doctor asks?
No I never drink and never have

Well, the Doctor asks, do you stay out late night partying and dancing or do you eat fast foods?

No no, the lady repeats I do none of those things..heavens no!

So then the Doctor looks at her and lowers his glasses on his nose and says "WELL THEN WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE TO BE 100?"

This is the attitude of bikers! There is living and then LIVING.

To ride is to LIVE.

Answer 4

Most motorcycle accidents are caused by cars or the use of alcohol. The problem is isn't that the drivers don't look for bikes, but that they are not paying attention to their driving (cell phoning, texting, etc.).
So, the statement, "motorcycles are a safety risk", is what we call a 'false premise'. Not true.

Answer 5

Definately B. They teach us in Motorcycle Saftey courses that other drivers do not look for Motorcyclists.

If it's not B then it would have to be C.

Answer 6

D!
This question was formulated by someone with an irrational bias against motorcycles. It assumes at the start that motorcycles are a safety risk, which is not necessarily true.

Answer 7

C all of the above.

Yes, they are less stable than cars. When the road's wet, a motorcycle is more likely to slide out in a curve than a car. That's not bias. That's the amount of rear tire rubber in contact with the road, and motorcycles have less of that.

Answer 8

I'd say D.
True, A could also have some truth, and B is a partial truth, but a safety risk sounds a little over the top.

Answer 9

Everything is a safety risk because___________?



In life there are two kinds of people
1) Human Beings
2) Human Doings (motorcyclists)

Answer 10

Firecracker, thats some pretzel logic that makes perfect sense.
To my twisted mind anyway.
If I was getting graded graded, I would pick C.