11-22-2016, 12:52 PM
(11-22-2016, 09:40 AM)caseyjones_imp Wrote: I know that "facts" and "experts" are no longer in fashion but here is what they have to say:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24884403
What unfortunately is in fashion, is to consider statistical interpretation of facts to be a fact in itself. It is not. I will not go into the whole post hoc fallacy here; it is a topic in itself, unfortunately much wider than motorcycling. And as for experts, ipse dixit comes to mind...
Seriously, I have no objection to the ability of those that believe ABS benefits outweigh the costs to buy a motorcycle with such device. None whatsoever. I do not hold such belief, so the question is this: should I be allowed to buy a motorcycle without them, or should the government force me otherwise? (Today the EU, tomorrow the US. Just like with helmets. Or seat-belts. Or million other things. Will this process of governments deciding what's good for us ever end?)