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I thought this was interesting-as far as raw data goes but saying a motorcycle rider is 35 times more likely to get killed than a car driver is such a generality as to be useless in the real world except to underscore the importance of riding safe.
If they quoted the number of deaths per some number of crashes, it might mean something. On the other hand, comparing the number of deaths per year without giving any consideration to number of crashes, number of trips, etc. it seems that driving is 50X more dangerous than flying.
Another bit of trivia to play with, the FAA has very strict regulations concerning inspection intervals, wear limits, minimum equipment requirements and such yet, the percentage of aircraft accidents caused by mechanical failure is identical to the number of traffic accidents caused by mechanical failure.
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I did read or hear at a riders safety meeting that most single rider fatalaties occur on left hand turns. That makes sense because that is where people go too wide and loose it.
People tend to overestimate the radius difference between the inside and outside lanes in a bend.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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