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August 5th, @09:19PM
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Re: How can motor cycles be removed from our roads?
Please provide data to support your bullshit theory. quote:
A more plausible theory is based on demographic trends. It holds that baby boomers have reached the safest driving age. People between 45 and 64 represented 33% of the drivers on the road but accounted for just 24% of accidents in 2004, according to the National Safety Council.
"Old drivers are better than younger drivers," Mr. Liddy said at the June presentation. "Until you are about 72 or 75, you get better, not worse."
found here
We should also ban anyone under the age of 45 from driving and over the age of 64 and insurance rates would also be driven down. The fact does remain that due to the popularity of motorcycles more riders will affect the margin to a greater degree however no greater than before when reviewing ratios. Most of the riders however who are being killed on motorcycles are going against the trend that was seen above...most are older who just started to ride and are not seasoned riders. The average age of the motorcyclist killed is 36 years old up from 27 since 1980 due to more older riders on the road. A motorcycle is not something just anyone should climb onto and ride. You should be in shape, have many years riding experience, and/or have taken an MSF course to help with your skills. If your position were actually true we should honestly regulate all driving and drinking laws along with extremely harsh penalties for things like speeding, running a stop sign or any of the traffic violations that exist. I dare say, without back up of course, that more people are killed or injured by all of those infractions, some of which you may have participated in, than by those riding motorcycles. I personally log about 11-12 thousand miles a year on a bike and have seen more car accidents than accidents involving motorcycles...and by the way the actual number of people riding motorcycles are law abiding not in gangs selling drugs...you are joking about that I'm sure or have been living in a closet for most of your life. Get out once in a while and you'll see a real world that does not parallel your thoughts.
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