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[–] 23 points 7 months ago (3 children)

If you’ve never wanted to die on a bike, you’re not pedaling hard enough! Or it’s not 95 F/35 C outside, one or the other.

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Ok I forgot to charge my ebike and had to fucking raw dog up a hill and started to realize what a slob I am.

    I did want to die.

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  • [–] 25 points 7 months ago (10 children)

    You're less likely to die in a car than on a bike.

    Also motorcycles are off the chart.

    Actually safety is just "how likely you are to be killed by a car" isn't it?

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    A fair amount of motorcyclists manage to do themselves in on their own, but based on the shit I’ve heard from riders about near misses I’d bet it’s more car induced than anything.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    Generally there's a Dunning-Kruger effect that kills motorcyclists (same for pilots) in the first year or two, or some close calls scare them off motorbikes. Old / experienced motorcyclists are so hyperaware that they do pretty well.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, alcohol is involved in ~1/3 of US motorcycle accidents. Americans are uniquely dangerous to themselves in motorcycles compared to other countries.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    A year ago I learned that in my state most motorcycle crashes are single party (meaning there was no other vehicle/pedestrian involved), and of those, most motorcyclists were under the influence (drunk or drowsy). Still the most dangerous mode of transportation any way you cut it, but that particular mode of transportation happens to be really attractive to knobheads, just being a responsible rider will improve your odds on the road by leaps and bounds.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    As someone living in 1:1 car/motor ratio place, i can't say the percentage of it, but i can say a huge amount of it is caused by reckless motorcyclist. Some people should only be allowed to take public transport.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Just change the x-axis to "Desire for Death" and the y-axis to "Likelihood of Death" (not necessarily your own) and it's golden. 😅

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Perfection 

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Bicycle should be tied to public transit, the one at the old bike place should be a motor driver.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    My problem with the whole "flying is the safestv way to travel" argument is one of sample size and traffic volume. Until the quantity and density of planes is closer to what you see flying down the interstate, it's an apples and oranges comparison.

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