Motorbikes are Dangerous - Bullshit

**sunhuntin** · 21st July 2006, 17:10

Originally Posted by BeakerRAT

My head hurts.

yeh...mine too! LOL. on the whole OSH side of things, this country sucks.

**Maha** · 21st July 2006, 17:15

Mum said to me the other day...''have you got a will''?
at this point, i have a will to live and that will do me just fine, dont want to tempt fate....

in saying that, i realise however, that you will be hurt if you bin the bike and hit something solid, same goes if you are in a car. I drive a car, im not an idiot, all car drivers are not idiots....are we?
Tell ya what i notice when im in the Holden, bike's get up onya without you knowing it, im always checking the rear vison, point is, i ride a bike also, i have no bitch on the biker's that like to muscle it along, but when it goes wrong?..it aint always the car driver's fault, we need to let them know that we are there, having your light on beam?... great, but unless mr/mrs car driver has seen you, it wont stop them using your road space.No car driver has ever been charged with 'Murder of a Motorcyclist'... its not intentional.

**Str8 Jacket** · 21st July 2006, 17:15

Bikes are dangerous but thats part of the thrill of riding, right?

**onearmedbandit** · 21st July 2006, 17:25

Reading in a SuperBike (Uk) mag a while ago, the editor was talking about bike crashes and the perception that car drivers are responsible for a high percentage. I can not remember where he got his info from, but the most common type of crash was single-vehicle incidents, where a rider had gone to hot and heavy into a corner and lost it. Riders were more likely to die from a left hand corner (lose it into oncoming traffic) then being knocked off by a car driver.

You can not always ensure your own safety, but there are steps you can take to minimise the risks posed by other road users.

**McJim** · 21st July 2006, 17:28

Cheers to you all for your feedback on this issue - so the bottom line is bikes are statistically more dangerous - but then statistics are all lies anyway! Still I've always loved arguing indefensible positions - keeps you sharp for arguments when you're right! Been riding now for 3 months in Auckland - got knocked off after 3 weeks, shook hands with the driver immediately afterwards - no hard feelings, although it was blatently her fault. Then lost traction and fell off the other night in the rain while going round a corner. I really do know that life on 2 wheels is dangerous but there's this smug git at work who keeps calling me "organ donor", "Temporary Citizen" and stuff and I was looking for a decent one-liner kinda put down without being offensive to the geezer (being from Glasgow I can do offensive in my sleep and so need no advice).

**Maha** · 21st July 2006, 17:31

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

You can not always ensure your own safety, but there are steps you can take to minimise the risks posed by other road users.

Dam.... could have saved myself a bit of typing had i just used 'THAT' line....

**eliot-ness** · 21st July 2006, 17:35

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

we may as well put a bullet in our heads now.

Shit no. Lead poisoning can be lethal.

Seriously.I've never seen a machine that could be described as dangerous. That is, until a human became involved. Then anything can happen, and usually does. Modern bikes, IMHO are potentially the safest vehicle on the road. Whether anyone else thinks differently doesn't concern me. I'm old enough to make my own choices.

**Mr. Peanut** · 21st July 2006, 17:37

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

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**mstriumph** · 21st July 2006, 17:41

almost ANYTHING is dangerous if not used correctly and treated with respect ..

**onearmedbandit** · 21st July 2006, 17:42

If someone says to me "oh, you're a temporary New Zealander", I just reply along the lines of either, "unless there's something you're not telling me, we all are arsehole", or "shit mate, didn't know you were immortal? How's that going for you?". Doesn't matter who it is, that's the style of answer they will get.

Maybe if they call you an organ donor, you could say "nah mate, as you say these bikes are fucking dangerous and if I do come off I expect to be splattered like a bug on a windscreen. Organ donation? Shit they'll be picking me up with a sponge."

**sunhuntin** · 21st July 2006, 17:59

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

If someone says to me "oh, you're a temporary New Zealander", I just reply along the lines of either, "unless there's something you're not telling me, we all are arsehole", or "shit mate, didn't know you were immortal? How's that going for you?". Doesn't matter who it is, that's the style of answer they will get.

Maybe if they call you an organ donor, you could say "nah mate, as you say these bikes are fucking dangerous and if I do come off I expect to be splattered like a bug on a windscreen. Organ donation? Shit they'll be picking me up with a sponge."

have to laugh at the last one...reminds me off the butterfly that exploded on my sunglasses.
havent been called either of those, but will have to remember them if it does happen.

**Ixion** · 21st July 2006, 18:19

"Why do you ride a bike? It's too dangerous"

"Only with drivers like you on the road. So get off it"

**James Deuce** · 21st July 2006, 19:54

Boss who cycles to work most days:

"Bikes are bloody dangerous and I'd prefer it if you didn't commute on your motorcycle."

Me:

"If cyclists had to register their bikes we'd get a better idea of their injury stats, and I'm certain they'd spend more time in burns and plastics than motorcyclists. They are after all merely 100 odd kilo of mince in a lycra bag."