accidents - an unpleasant subject

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I would say take all precaution there is to be taken, before ride remind self to be safe, but still, I believe the most dangerous factor being self. Once on the road, when the adrenaline took over, the right hand start to twist unlogically. Soon peg feeler start grinding and tyre side strip start fading. On most of my ride, its safe for the 1st 15 minutes. After that, ain't see any speed limit signboard anymore.

Thank you for this input. Of course this plays a role in many of us, and only age calms it a little (in some cases But here is an interesting point in statistics. Where I live, about 25% of all accidents happen in the first 3 minutes after departure. Interesting, no ?

Interesting point on this statistic.. Possibly 25% accident from the 1st 3 minutes is either where most riders beginning to adjust into riding mode, or rider riding out of populated housing area where traffics are more chaotic. The balance 75% possibly is where adrenaline start to kick in and high speed are involved. But just my assumptions.
As age catching up, so are the rider fatigue, both mentally and physically. But there are another saying on old riders, once you start reduce riding, your reflexes and mental sharpness deteriorate faster, thus higher chance of accident. But then the more you ride, the higher chances of getting into accident due statistically.. kind of a paradox, ride more = sharper fitter and less chance into accident, but stay on road more = more chance of accident.

... But there are another saying on old riders, once you start reduce riding, your reflexes and mental sharpness deteriorate faster, thus higher chance of accident. ...
This is definitely correct. There is a growing body of evidence that to keep fit at advanced age (over 30 or so) your brain needs most what it was built for, being hauled around in three dimensions with sensors (eyes, earsproviding max input at max data-rate. Hikers report the same effect. Geriatrists confirm. But there is no paradox. If you hike and don't ride, your brain stays as healthy. Yet it stays healthy with different capacity. Only hiking from 60 on, and getting back on the blade at age 75 won't do the trick