SIPEDO SEZ

The most fatal motorcycle accidents I read about in the paper are usually the fault of the motorcycle operator.
That is not to say all, but it seems the great majority are. The one that cut in front of you and then slowed down, must have been suicidal, or drunk. Most bikers I see on the road are very careful, and even signal lane changes. How many in cars do THAT?

Oh well. Reckless=death if you are on a bike. Bad enough the careful ones are sometimes killed by careless motorists, but doing crazy stuff like that really increases your chances of dying.

Right Frank, but isn't it against the law to use your turn signal in Florida? I think turn signals are an accessory in Florida. I think it costs a couple grand more for turn signals.

Zip, I see dumb motorcyclists of all types, experienced and inexperienced. Thankfully I see more smart than dumb. But I more than half think that those who ride without helmets seem to be the ones that drive stupid.

Statistically, in vehicle vs vehicle accidents, the car is at fault more than the bike. However, interestingly, although males make up 96% of riders, female riders are involved in a disproportionate number of wrecks.

Sipedo, shame on you, I would never have expected that from you. Anyone else but not you!! : (

I knew the sportbike haters would come out sooner or later.......

Brake (break) check me? Do it! Can't miss me. I'll be the very old gray haired dude in all black gear riding a bright red, 190mph, rocketship. I won't be in your mirror long though. Just give me your single digit salute, I'll loft a long one for 'ya!

411 sipedo...most of those idiots are male gender not female gender...so what gender is the worst drivers? Plus they are mostly young, dumb, and full of their own ego trips which makes them more dangerous on the roads...especialy on crotch rockets! But I must say that I have even traveled the roads sharing as a group of different riders on those dam things that didn't abuse their powerful speed. It's never really the kind or type of motorcycle it is for blame....it's always the idiot controlling it that is completely to blame! And that can be said with any kind and type of vehicle!

But that stupid motorcyclist that did that to you...I would have let them take a good listen to my loud horn blairing behind them in their ears!!! Having a on purpose stuck horn would get to speed up!LOL

...and a "regular" bike would be something like a Hardly Ableson I suppose. But my "regular" bike happens to be a Ninja.....
There are no credible statistics showing that a young dude wheelieing on a CBR is more likely to wreck that a rubbie wannabe bar hopping on Sunday afternoon. However, statistically, alcohol is involved in a disproportionate number of accidents.

No worries, mate. The rubbies got together with the cops this year and passed a law making it illegal to to wheelies or endos- immediate confiscation.

Usually they don't "break" the front- normally we use the front "brake" anyway.

Personally, I think the cops should lock up the biker wannabees (you know, week end tough guys) for DWI while bar hopping on Sunday afternoon. They wobble all over the road and chrome bits fall off all over the pavement. Of course, they cops and the rubs are tight buds- so that won't happen.

mscsailor....for you...


Sport bikes have the highest death rates among all types of motorcycles, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. Drivers of these high-performance racing motorcycles are being killed nearly four times as often as people who drive standard models, a new insurance study shows.
Sport bikes made up less than 10 percent of registered motorcycles in 2005 but accounted for over 25 percent of rider deaths.

http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2007/10/10/motorcycle-acci
dents-sport-bikes-versus-cruisers/

BAN SPORTSBIKES!!!! :)

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), riders of “supersports” motorcycles have driver death rates per 10,000 registered vehicles nearly four times higher than for drivers of other types of motorcycles. Supersports have more horsepower than conventional motorcycles and can reach speeds of up to 190 mph. They are built on racing platforms and are modified for street use. The bikes are popular with riders under the age of 30. The bikes are light-weight and aerodynamically styled. In 2005, these bikes registered 22.5 driver deaths per 10,000 registered vehicles compared with 10.7 deaths for other sport models (related to supersports but do not have the acceleration, stability and handling of supersports). Standards and cruisers and touring bikes, with upright handlebars, have rates of 5.7 and 6.5 per 10,000 vehicles. In 2005, supersports accounted for 9 percent of registrations, and standards and cruisers made up 51 percent of registrations. Among fatally injured drivers, the IIHS says that drivers of supersports were the youngest—with an average age of 27. Touring motorcycle drivers were the oldest, 51 years old. Fatally injured drivers of other sports models were 34, on average; standard and cruiser drivers were 44 years old. Speeding and driver error were bigger factors in supersport and sport fatal crashes. Speed was cited in 57 percent of supersport riders’ fatal crashes in 2005 and in 46 percent for sport model riders. Speed was a factor in 27 of fatal crashes of riders of cruisers and standards, and for 22 percent of r