The basic realistic reason to not ride any kind of motorcycle at all is shown below:
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Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE
.....70mph accident....side swiped by a suburban who decided he had to be in my lane right then and there.....knocked off the bike and then run over by the vehicle behind me......my initial fall...sliding at a measured 352 feet before the car behind me hit me and used me as a speed bump.....helmet protected my head.....I did however break my hip, femur and pelvis, ruptured a testicle, my bladder and my spleen, as well as broke 5 ribs.......and yes I still ride.
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The average person driving a car right now, is someone who just drank 12 beers the night before. And this drinking heavily typically will take place beginning on a Monday, and then on the following days of the week after this. I know that, because I used to go out every night drinking during my 20s. But I don't do that anymore. However, many people age 18 to 30, do drink heavily on a daily basis, and probably are a little less careful when they go driving to work the next morning.
Driving anywhere on any highway is basically a lethal choice. It is not just because someone drank alcohol. It's because they are tired. They stay up all night watching TV. It can be any reason. The average person on the street always looks extremely exhausted like they didn't sleep all week long. Maybe they have a baby, and the baby kept them up all night. It can be anything.
Thus, drive the biggest most burly vehicle that you can. Have a gigantic buffer space in front of your car, and along the sides of your car.
Seek out and look for anyone driving way, way too fast, then slow down and get away from them. Be prepared to stop since an accident is very likely to take place just a few hundred feet in front of your car (or motorcycle). This happens daily where I live. There is no escape here. We have mega-accidents. All I see are people sitting on the side of the road exchanging car insurance, and many occasions one of the cars is upside down. The drivers in these accidents do typically look between 18 and 30. I rarely see someone who looks older standing around next to an upside down car, but I'm sure it does happen.