Ha! Take that Mr Smith!

[swbarnett]

Lets look at it from another angle, what are motorcyclists doing as a collective group to make motorcycling safer and to reduce the cost to the economy of accidents? Perhaps this has been answered in detail elsewhere and Im not taking sides as I derive income from motorcycling.
Everyday I see people riding scooters with little or no protective gear and I wonder aloud by how much that section of the motorcycling population is creating excess taxpayer funded health expense for the sake of a minimum level of saftey equipment.
I think these are fair questions that can be answered subjectively without anyone getting emotional

I think you may have answered your own question. What can a group of Motorcyclists do about the scooter fraternity? I have a theory that if motorcycles and scooters were seen as separate groups the stats would stack up somewhat better for us.

[cs363]

I have a theory that if motorcycles and scooters were seen as separate groups the stats would stack up somewhat better for us.

I think you may be onto something there, I see very few motorcyclists these days wearing little or no protective gear, even the ones that ride like monster raving loonies! On the other hand it's rare to see a scooter rider with much more than a helmet for protection, add to that that I'd guess the majority of scooter riders have less riding experience and most scooters don't stop as well and are less stable on those little wheels.