Where is this study? I want to read it...But that is what I am saying...I go to work at 6:30am with painful traffic and doing my SAFE thing...Then next thing I know I see someone coming to my lane while she puts eye makeup on...Was that me? No, like I said, many external factors, which make riding dangerous and sometimes it is not you but is that external factor...Luckily, I slowed up and then passed her with a twist of the wrist. It is dangerous out there people...Do not rely on your bike for safety, rely on yourself to be aware of your surroundings...Nothing about CCs but more about just riding smart and safe.
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Originally Posted by hordak
What are you talking about?
Statistically speaking 251-500 cc bikes get into over twice as many accidents the 750 cc and up group even tough there are only 3% more of 251-500 cc bikes on the road.
The highest rider risk occurs between 2 and 3 years of road experience.
And only 15% of accidents serious enough to be reported are caused by rider error.
So for every 15 squids going to fast around that hair pin curve on their super sport there is 85 "safe" riders on their 250's ,500,,etc getting creamed by the left turning soccer mom on the cell phone. Having a tire blowout , hitting that loose gravel or deer.
A Graduated licence will do nothing to stop the vast majority of accidents and would only force those who would drive recklessly on a 600 cc super sport to drive recklessly on a 250 or 500 cc instead.
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