02-23-2016, 04:17 AM
Our local insurance company always runs ads that say dawn or dusk is supposed to be the greatest risk due to this being the hardest time to see MC's. I guess this intuitively makes sense, as there are lots of studies that show around 70% of accidents involve the car not seeing and failing to yield right of way (mostly by turning left in front of the rider).
That said, I could never find any stats on time itself. In fact, the latest MAIDS report states 'Due to the absence of comparable exposure data, it was not possible to determine if any month, day of the week or time of the day was a risk factor.'
'how fast could they possibly be going?' This has always been a bit of a head scratcher for me as well. Our speed limit on surface streets is 50kph, and I never really see more than 55-65 in any kind of traffic. If you're looking out and pre-braking for sketchy intersections/cars your stopping distance to zero should be well under 60 feet. Unless you are carelessly speeding or not paying attention, it seems like it would be hard to get to fatal accident speeds in urban areas.
That said, I could never find any stats on time itself. In fact, the latest MAIDS report states 'Due to the absence of comparable exposure data, it was not possible to determine if any month, day of the week or time of the day was a risk factor.'
'how fast could they possibly be going?' This has always been a bit of a head scratcher for me as well. Our speed limit on surface streets is 50kph, and I never really see more than 55-65 in any kind of traffic. If you're looking out and pre-braking for sketchy intersections/cars your stopping distance to zero should be well under 60 feet. Unless you are carelessly speeding or not paying attention, it seems like it would be hard to get to fatal accident speeds in urban areas.