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Old 07-23-2009, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobrabill View Post
Lobelly-no offense,but MC accident stats are utter BS whether they are down there or up here.No mention of rider stupidity.Example-a guy on a crotch rocket has the front wheel in the air for 3 gears and gets popped at an intersection and dies.This accident shouldn't factor into the stats as it was completely driver error(stupidity) and really has nothing to do with MC safety.
Another example that should be with-drawn for the stats is when a rider runs into a bridge support at 85+ miles an hour and gets killed and they say the reason he's dead is he wasn't wearing ahelmet.
It's not the helmet that saves lives. It's what's in the helmet that saves them.
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