Interesting Motorcycle Accident Stats

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Aug 8, 2008 | 11:10 AM

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8541hog

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From: Ogden, UT

I just don't understand why so many are not wearing any eye protection. I had to do that once becuase I lost mine on a trip, and it was not fun.
rds1778 thanks for that info, my son is in the Corps and wants a crotch rocket, (hey, I raised him right in everything else) think I will send that to him.

Aug 8, 2008 | 11:57 AM

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glideridemike

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From: back home in Michigan

I moved from a helmet required state, Mich, back in January, to a no helmet required state, Ohio. While there are more riders here, the one thing that stands out is that back in Michigan it seemed like a fair number of those in bike wrecks were not fatalities while here it seems I rarely hear of a survivor when a bike is wrecked.

Someone told me when I moved here that this area has the 2nd highest concentration of motorcyles in the country, 3rd in the world. Seems the Milwaukee area was #1, and the #2 was in Europe, can't remember the name.

Aug 8, 2008 | 12:08 PM

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8541hog

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From: Ogden, UT

I think the biggest lesson to be learned from those stats is that with training, and paying attention most accidents could be prevented. Not wearing eye protection seems to be a big cause of accidents, however whether someone is wearing a helmet or not has no bearing on cause. So lets not start the helmet debate, to each his own, this use to be a free country, it should be the riders choice, period.

Aug 8, 2008 | 12:22 PM

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Dutch550

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I cant understand how anyone sees with out eye protection. I used to wear sunglasses but never found any that protected my eyes from the wind completley so they would tear up and impair my vision. Now I wear googles because they give me more protection and definatley wear a helmet cause it saved my life recently and I owe it to my childrent to stay alive. But I do agree with the above post lets not start the helmet debate, to each his own, this use to be a free country, it should be the riders choice, period.

Aug 8, 2008 | 03:45 PM

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FXDF MYK

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From: Phelan, Ca.

Short list I found
5% of all acidents involve a motorcycle
80% of those are fatal for the rider
Odds of dying from
1 in 5 chance of dying from heart disease
1 in 7 chance of dying from cancer
1 in 10 chance of dying in a car accident
1 in 100 chance of dying in a motorcycle accident