01-01-2021, 06:43 PM
If I take the question right, "what scares you more, fall or a near miss" I have to say neither. I have never been scared to ride a motorcycle or scared of the consequences of riding one, otherwise I probably wouldn't.
I had a few accidents in my teens, one time I T-Boned a car that pulled out in front of me from a junction and I went over the bonnet quite spectacularly. I don't ever recall being scared at the time, just bemused and then a bit annoyed at the other driver. It was totally her fault and she was prosecuted for the accident but now as a mature driver it wouldn't happen again, I would of been more aware to the danger. But it happened too quickly to be scared.
So I wasn't scared then and I am not scared now because I have replaced my "I am invincible" teenage attitude with an mature head that takes my welfare and motorcycle safely seriously albeit a little subconsciously. A lot of that is down to responsibilities of course. When we are twenty we all know what we were thinking of, Beer, Woman & Motorbikes! Now it's "how am I going to get my kids through University", I've got to be around to enable that.
I would be willing to bet the majority of near misses and falls that occur to a motorcyclist are self inflicted and you have to wonder if many motorcyclists are scared about anything given that observation.
I had a few accidents in my teens, one time I T-Boned a car that pulled out in front of me from a junction and I went over the bonnet quite spectacularly. I don't ever recall being scared at the time, just bemused and then a bit annoyed at the other driver. It was totally her fault and she was prosecuted for the accident but now as a mature driver it wouldn't happen again, I would of been more aware to the danger. But it happened too quickly to be scared.
So I wasn't scared then and I am not scared now because I have replaced my "I am invincible" teenage attitude with an mature head that takes my welfare and motorcycle safely seriously albeit a little subconsciously. A lot of that is down to responsibilities of course. When we are twenty we all know what we were thinking of, Beer, Woman & Motorbikes! Now it's "how am I going to get my kids through University", I've got to be around to enable that.
I would be willing to bet the majority of near misses and falls that occur to a motorcyclist are self inflicted and you have to wonder if many motorcyclists are scared about anything given that observation.