Fear of death or injury

[cbdtran_imp]

it took a wreck for me to realize these things are VERY dangerous. It woke me up very quickly, now I ride nice & slow, and if I'm in the mood for go-fast fun I head to the track.

My fear isn't going too fast and blowing a corner in the mountains, I'm afraid of some jacka## texting and ramming me, or crossing into my lane, or blowing a red light. Since all of my fears are car-related I try to ride wayyy out of the city and get away from cars to minimize my risk.

I've always said that if you take drugs/alcohol & breaking traffic laws out of the equation bikes become much safer ("safe" being a relative term).

And I already ride 100% geared up...

riding is a state of mind, giving euphoria of being free and connected to the environment, a relationship of rider and machine, having wind blasted on chest, face and misty rain on the body with unobstructed views of landscape. It is free, live free and being free unconstrainted by protection. It is like walking out of the house and into the sea shore, the forest, the mountain to have a feel of what it is like being free by feeling small, be absorbed by environment, to feel like a dot in huge landscape.

this is how i like riding ... me and the machine with protective gears (of course) ... and within my own limits