motorcycles are dangerous and scooters not???

I think that this young lady should definately not be riding in those shoes.
She's a naughty girl and should go straight to my room.

Originally Posted by Small Clanger

I think that this young lady should definately not be riding in those shoes.
She's a naughty girl and should go straight to my room.

+1

But when we were all kids, its was ok to hurtle about on our push bikes.
Im sure I quiet often went over 30mph down hill on those things, and yet id never dream of doing 15mph+ without at very least a jacket and gloves (helmet is the law)

Kids bounce better.

I remember.

because middle class people own scooters to get to work. and as they dont go very fast they must be safe. after all they do wear a helmit. even if its not full face. its still a helmit therefore they are safe.

not like those idiots on sports bikes who go fast.

Ha you say that but in my younger days I didn't half make a mess of my legs and hands/wrists!

young lads/people on scooters are far more dangerous in my opinion then motorbiker's, they haven't had to do such road safety and tests as people who ride motorbikes, & i never see them with any armour on apart from helmet and the odd glove some days.. & they normally* de restrict there scooters for more speed so are constantly reving hell out of it trying to overtake without even improving the brakes, though i do believe that doing 31mph all the time sucks.. & is dangerous myself.

At the end of the day i think its just luck.. as you can run or walk and trip and bump your head and die or even choke on a sweet or dinner ! maybe its just my approach but lifes all about luck.

Remember people we are the lucky ones that have made it into this world by are mums and daddys and there mummys and daddys before them so forth.

Originally Posted by Elliott

But when we were all kids, its was ok to hurtle about on our push bikes.

I used to undertake traffic at about 30-35mph (according to the probably unreliable speedo) on a straight road with nothing but a very starchy collar to protect me should i fall. still i was 13-16 and made of an invincible combination of steel and rubber.

Bit different these days, stubbed toe on the coffee table needs a 5 year recovery plan

Originally Posted by k1ngy SV

At the end of the day i think its just luck.. as you can run or walk and trip and bump your head and die or even choke on a sweet or dinner ! maybe its just my approach but lifes all about luck.

Sadly I disagree. I've had a lot of crashes and it's never been based on luck. Either my stupidity or someone else's.

I ride down a road and it's not luck that will make that tractor pull out but the **** sat inside it.

This is obv only my opinion. Not right or wrong.

Originally Posted by Elliott

Sadly I disagree. I've had a lot of crashes and it's never been based on luck. Either my stupidity or someone else's.

I ride down a road and it's not luck that will make that tractor pull out but the **** sat inside it.

This is obv only my opinion. Not right or wrong.

What if he had a heart attack and he pulled forward and took you off? that would be unlucky surely?
or if his engine some how developed a fault and jult'd the tractor in front of you?