and a partner for goat-yoga?

I see those idiots all the time in Seattle

Don't anymore, but I used to

Ok, not really. I grew up in a neighborhood with about 30 kids, and we were always outside riding bikes, climbing trees, mucking around in a DRAINAGE ditch! Our skateboards were planks of wood with old roller skates attached to the bottom. In the winter, we'd sled down any hill we could find, no matter where the slope ended. And not always on something that could remotely be called a sled. We'd ice skate on the creek, and got to be really good at identifying and avoiding the thin ice. Admittedly, that involved a lot of trial and error. And wet clothes. No one ever wore anything that could remotely be called 'protective'.

Other than one friend who broke her arm falling out of a tree, I never remember anyone having any serious injuries. Cuts and scrapes were always handled with Mecurochrome, Bactine and band aids. My Dad was a wiz at making 'butterfly bandages' for any wounds a band aid couldn't handle.

I guess everything is faster and sleeker, now, and therefore more dangerous.

I read the safety advantage is negated by cars driving closer

Similarly I read antilock brake drivers drive worse, negating the safety advantages

True?

motorcycles getting rear-ended isn't nearly the biggest concern. only about 5% of motorcycle accidents.

cars making left-hand turns, head-on collisions, and accidental (or reckless) driving on the part of the motorcyclist are the biggest risks.


and most people don't change their driving habits just because they have abs.


in any event, statistics based on miles driven by cars with and without abs show that cars with abs are safer in actual practice, accounting for any driver adjustments.

Also, you subconsciously take greater risks when riding when you're feeling safer such as when wearing a helmet. Bicycle helmets are not like motorcycle helmets, they offer very little in the way of protection and they make your head twice as big a target besides.

Cycling is actually not particular dangerous anyway. There's around 800-1000 fatalities annually, a number that has held steady for years. To put that in perspective, that's somewhere around one per hospital every 10 years. The pedestrian death toll is around 5,000 annually for comparison.

Why do people ride motorcycles - at much higher speeds - without a helmet?

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