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Watched an episode of NCIS LA from the DVR where Deeks, who is recovering from PTSD from his torture at the hands of bad guys, comes to work on a Triumph Bonneville Steve McQueen special edition, and is informed by his co-workers that as an agent, he is not allowed to pursue such dangerous extra-curricular activities as riding a motorcycle.
Then Kensi goes on to quote the most significant cause of death among returning veterans is motorcycle accidents. So my wife and I are sitting there listening to this and I am thinking this is being a little over played and she is thinking about what her next husband will be like.
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Statistically its car crashes with a 75% greater risk than general population.
http://autos.aol.com/article/returning-v...r-crashes/
But these are generally young testosterone infused men, who have cheated death in war, and live life risky when they get back stateside. There are a lot killed in motorcycle crashes though.
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Hmm...but was is leading cause of death for people 20 to 30 any way?
certainly not disease......
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I remember a conversation with my insurance agent when I turned 50 and he told me He was no longer afraid of me dying in a motorcycle or car crash. Statistically at that point in my life I was far more likely to die of disease or organ failure ie heart attack.
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Here's an article the breaks down motorcycle related fatalities and provides a link to the NHTSA Statistics document.
Hint: older guys that drink and ride bikes aren't doing so well.
[url=http://rideapart.com/2013/05/what-the-latest-nhtsa-fatality-statistics-reveal-about-motorcycle-safety/]What the latest NHTSA fatality statistics reveal about motorcycle safety
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Service men getting killed on motorcycles is epidemic and the military is taking pains to curb this.
My wife and I were watching that show at the same time; it did not help my cause at all.
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(10-31-2013, 10:35 PM)meowguy_imp Wrote: Watched an episode of NCIS LA from the DVR where Deeks, who is recovering from PTSD from his torture at the hands of bad guys, comes to work on a Triumph Bonneville Steve McQueen special edition, and is informed by his co-workers that as an agent, he is not allowed to pursue such dangerous extra-curricular activities as riding a motorcycle.
Then Kensi goes on to quote the most significant cause of death among returning veterans is motorcycle accidents. So my wife and I are sitting there listening to this and I am thinking this is being a little over played and she is thinking about what her next husband will be like.
An older rider who'd owned an Indian Chief for many years got married. One Sunday morning, as usual, he was out in the garage putzing with the bike; lubing, adjusting, polishing. His new wife came into the garage and said: "You spend all your time out here with that damn bike instead of me! When do I get some time? I think you like the motorcycle more than me...etc. etc. etc."
The rider waited until she finally shut up and said: "you know, for a minute there you sounded just like my ex-wife." She said: "What? I didn't know you were married before!"
He said: "I wasn't."
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(10-31-2013, 11:39 PM)Guth_imp Wrote: Here's an article the breaks down motorcycle related fatalities and provides a link to the NHTSA Statistics document.
Hint: older guys that drink and ride bikes aren't doing so well.
[url=http://rideapart.com/2013/05/what-the-latest-nhtsa-fatality-statistics-reveal-about-motorcycle-safety/]What the latest NHTSA fatality statistics reveal about motorcycle safety
(10-31-2013, 11:57 PM)Rboe_imp Wrote: Service men getting killed on motorcycles is epidemic and the military is taking pains to curb this.
My wife and I were watching that show at the same time; it did not help my cause at all.
So after reading this, I think you can improve your chances by doing the following.
- Don't speed
- Don't drink and ride
- Wear a helmet
- Don't ride in Texas
- Don't get old
Then your chances are much better!
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From the NTSB:
Quote:However, the staggering number in all of NHTSA’s research is that of the 4,323 motorcyclists killed in 2011, 33% (1426) of the riders were under the influence of alcohol. That’s almost 1 in 3 fatal motorcycle accidents attributed to drinking and riding.
I take this to mean:
1. Don't drink and drive. It takes one hour to get one drink out of your system. Have three drinks and you have to go without for three hours before driving.
2. Wear a helmet.
3. Don't drive at night. (or the rain, snow, etc.)
4. Don't exceed the speed limit.
5. Don't assume a person making a left turn in your path sees you.
6. Take the MSF Safety Course even if you don't need to.
7. Stay the hell out of Texas. Man it's open season on bikers down there.
That about sums it up for me. I took the course and I got all that other stuff covered.
Honey, I'll be back later.
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Its always struck me how the motorcycle community features alcohol at virtually every "ride-to" event. When I was doing the Harley thing, riding under the influence was the norm for me and my cohorts. Bike Week, local events, charity rides...90% of the activities were either at bars or the alcohol was on a beer truck.
As a Honda rider I'm much more responsible.
