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50 %of bike deaths , curves, 60% night time.......
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loudhvx wrote: Interesting. I wonder if they have a way to include alcohol in the data.
It's pretty high (27% in 2006). Here's some info (near the bottom of page in link). Ed
trafficsafety.org/safety/sharing/motorcy...-injuries-fatalities
Booze and bikes are a pretty dangerous combo.
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That includes the highway going east out of carmel california,that freaking road had me damn near crapping my pants during the day! :sick: :woohoo:4TheKZ1000 wrote: Well kids what did we learn today....no riding at night on roads that have curves .... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
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Try the I 5 from LA to Bakersfield on a Friday evening :evil:wireman wrote:
That includes the highway going east out of carmel california,that freaking road had me damn near crapping my pants during the day! :sick: :woohoo:4TheKZ1000 wrote: Well kids what did we learn today....no riding at night on roads that have curves .... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Then if you really have a death wish , try splitting lanes too :woohoo:
I learned to leave my bike in Bakersfield and drive my Big Ass Pickup truck to there instead.
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Just the number of fatalities doesn't mean much without knowing how many people were on the road.
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Topper wrote: These numbers don't seem to factor in percent of fatalities related to number of riders on the road. The US population as a whole grew 16% between 1994 and 2010. It also aged (more old people, fewer babies) so that means the number of riders probably grew by more than 16%.
Just the number of fatalities doesn't mean much without knowing how many people were on the road.
In the link I provided they use deaths per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Deaths per 10,000 Registered Motorcycles as measures. Using those the study shows a marked increase in motorcycle related deaths even when taking the increase in the number of bikes and miles ridden into account.
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