a serious question
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2000 6:13 pm
situation in>I try to remember this- a good rider on a good bike can > potentially handle any situation as good as or better than that
I respectfully must disagree with this statement. As the MSF teaches, motorcycle riders are more vulnerable and less stable than they are in cars, period. There are instances where being on an MC can be advantageous, but the increased speed, acceleration, maneuverability, etc. just don't compensate for the fact that your ass is hanging out there in the environment. Two things are fact: 1) on a percentage basis no more MCs wreck than cars 2) Of the wrecks that do occur a much higher percent of the motorcycle wrecks are fatal. There are just too many situations where a MC is much more at risk. Gravel in a curve. Ice. Oil. I could go on and on. Luckily fo the list, I won't. M> a car.