Wilsons Sandbox

This is a page that summarizes the findings from the Hurt Study. Yeah, Harry Hurt was his real name. Anyway, it was a study done on motorcycle accidents. They went out and dissected 4,500 accidents. They found some amazing things my fav's are... ---In the single vehicle accidents, motorcycle rider error was present as the accident precipitating factor in about two-thirds of the cases. ---The motorcycle riders involved in accidents are essentially without training; 92% were self-taught or learned from family or friends. ---More than half of the accident-involved motorcycle riders had less than 5 months experience on the accident motorcycle,... Motorcycle riders with dirt bike experience are significantly underrepresented in the accident data. ---Lack of attention to the driving task is a common factor for the motorcyclist in an accident. I've actually read through the report and I recall that they also said that in around 30% of the investigated events the rider did nothing to avoid the accident. I guess that's the "Oh S#!T!!!" reflex http://rmr.cecm.sfu.ca/RMR/hurt.html "Well, little missie, then I just had to lay it down" Uh huh..... Melinda Evans