I do a few triathlons a year that require a fair amount of road bike riding. I can easily support that I have had more accidents and close calls by far on my bicycle then the TBA.
Even though i am an experienced biker, I am scared to death of riding the local streets so spend most of my time on a nearby bike trail (50 miles worth!!). But even there, of course, are runners, walkers, children biking, families, etc. that you have to be aware of and share the trail.
Average 20+ mph on super skinny tire is kinda scary. In fact, once when my head was slammed onto the pavement as a result of (my stupidity of course) my glove getting caught in the front spoke convinced me that if my helmet protected my head on a bicycle then it was even more important on a motorcycle. My helmet was split in half, and I only went black for a moment.
