I just hate to see stories about motorcycle accidents in the headlines because it make it even harder to get the mainstream acceptance we need if we want our side of the story heard.
I just started riding my bike to work a few weeks ago so coworkers are still learning that I am a "biker" and I swear, since Monday, I must have had to following conversation a dozen times:
Coworker: "I didn't know you rode a motorcycle."
Me: "Yep, I just got my first bike a few months ago and I love it."
Coworker: "Bikes sure are dangerious."
Me: "Sure, there are risks, just like anything else, but I have done X Y Z to midigate the risks as much as possible."
CoWorker: "Yeah but that Steeler's guy was in an accident. Motorcycles are just so dangerous..."
Now it's always going to come back to "that Steelers guy" no matter what I say, there minds are closed. Great.
I just tell em to do me a favor and look twice and check for motorcycles before making a left turn.
