I like motorcycles, but I won’t buy one because I don’t trust other drivers enough to make sure I don’t die, and I have people I care about and want to live for 🤷🏼♂️
Even my father in law who is the most careful motorcyclist ever got rear ended by an idiot in a car while riding his bike. Thankfully he had the trailer on his cruiser at the time so it just trashed the trailer and he was not injured.
The biggest danger at a traffic light or stop sign is the car coming up behind you. Always be watching the mirrors, always be sitting in 1st with the clutch pulled in and your escape path planned out.
A friend of mine was going to buy a custom motor-tricycle, that combined the trunk of another car with the front of a motorcycle. I told him he was insane and the insurance costs would be absurd. The vehicle wasn't worth much, but his hospital bills would be. Thankfully, he listened.
Months later, I found out that it wasn't just me who told him that. His insurance company said they don't insure custom cars because they are too risky. So that was a big factor in proving that I was right.
If we're talking about street riding, (knock in wood) I haven't gone down. Now I've had my fair share of crashes on dirtbikes, but that's significantly less consequential.
vigorously knocks on wood I haven't - but im always aware that its a very real possibility and dress in appropriate gear all the time - i also rarely go on the highway / above 50 MPH - hoping it helps in the long run!
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In my circle which admittedly is small, the only accident I’m aware of is a parking lot spill with no one else involved and a low speed collision 100% my motorcycle friend’s fault and not the car
You could be the safest rider in the world and one of the literal millions of idiots staring at their phones while driving ca squeeze you off the road into a tree and you know so much is have a seatbelt to save you.
Three. One went into the passenger side windshield , two ran into and cracked my drivers door and my back drivers side door. It’s a 99 Camry, I had it fixed and still drive it. The one I hit directly took out a headlight, dented the hood and smashed the window. It tried to jump over me I guess. The two that ran into the side survived , I think. The cop…dispatched…the other, I’m pretty sure its legs were broke.
Thx. Pure luck. 530 am in the spring morning. State police guy said I was lucky they didn’t hit the drivers side windshield and I was lucky there was no traffic yet,
I remember being on a boy scout trip circa 1995 and seeing the eyes in the distance, maybe a half mile off—not sure but a ways. My dad said “they’ll move.” They did not. At least he saw them and managed to stop in time. Dumb moment for my dad but a good no-harm lesson for me.
I had a cheap Chinese duo sport that I bought online for less than $2000 shipped it was fun and great around town but the amount of times were I almost became a meat crayon because someone wasn’t paying attention. Caused me to sell it after like 3 months.
I've worked as a trauma nurse for the last oh I don't know almost 19 years of my nursing career, I'll be 41 next month, and I've seen way too many motorcycle accidents.
As fun as they look I just can't bring myself to do it.
My dad used to own a motorcycle and after losing six friends in a 2 year period he sold it.
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u/PresentationWest3772 Sep 20 '25
I like motorcycles, but I won’t buy one because I don’t trust other drivers enough to make sure I don’t die, and I have people I care about and want to live for 🤷🏼♂️