Fear of death or injury

[Gypped_imp]

I would say nowadays more kids are killed by bull dogs than adults riding motorcycles well atleast here in the south!
Michael


3 rights make a left

Are you saying that more kids are killed by bulldogs than are killed by adults on motorcycles? Or that more kids are killed than the number of adults who die on motorcycles?

In the US in 2012, there was around 35 deaths caused by dogs. A bit more than half of those were children, and about half of which were reported by the media as being caused by "pit bulls" (most breeds reported by the media magically turn into pit bulls, because it gets more attention). By comparison, there were likely more than 5000 motorcycle deaths in 2012 in the US.

As far as the thread topic, I'm about to watch the video now... but almost everything we do that doesn't involve sitting very still inside a concrete bunker involves a certain amount of danger, no matter how slight. You simply have to find out what you're willing to accept, and how you want to mitigate potential hazards. Wearing ATGATT can certainly do a lot to keep you from harm in case of an accident, but it's not foolproof - you can still have broken bones, road rash or even die.

I went mountain biking with an ex and her friends several times, a few times on a borrowed spare bike. I had the chain pop off going downhill a trail, coming up on a hairpin turn. That was a bit... disconcerting. As was when it popped off again, but going uphill on a reasonably steep, narrow incline with no shoulder on one side. In both cases, I was going at a pretty good clip and could easily have broken bones. On the hairpin, there was a boulder in the corner, and a tree. If I had freaked out, I could have hit one or the other and gone rolling down the mountainside. I'd still go and do that exact trail again if I had the chance because it was hugely fun... but I'd try to bring a better bike.