Are motorcycles dangerous?

[Messie]

Of course motorcycles are dangerous. If you picked one up and swung it round your head, then slipped, you could have someone's eye out!!!

Be careful out there!

[embee]

Wild animals are dangerous, mountains are hazardous, bikes are a convenient means of transporting yourself directly to the scene of the accident while having fun all the way.

[Bri w]

If cars are safer than bikes, because of the level of protection, and you wear helmet and leathers on a bike etc, being a pedestrian must be a horrendously dangerous method of transport.

Yeh, in general I think I'd prefer to have a car accident (if I had to choose of course) than a similar bike accident. I have front and side air bags in my car and unfortunately haven't got one in my leather suit, yet ;0)! Try not to think about it too much or I wouldn't get on the bike!

[ophic]

Originally Posted by Bri w

If cars are safer than bikes, because of the level of protection, and you wear helmet and leathers on a bike etc, being a pedestrian must be a horrendously dangerous method of transport.

This is true. I think timwilky demonstrated this last year sometime

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Bri w

If cars are safer than bikes, because of the level of protection, and you wear helmet and leathers on a bike etc, being a pedestrian must be a horrendously dangerous method of transport.

I've yet to see a pedestrian who can have a 100mph accident all by themselves...

[ophic]

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

I've yet to see a pedestrian who can have a 100mph accident all by themselves...

fall off a bridge/cliff/tall building?

Originally Posted by curvy custard

Just read this answer to someone that asked the above question on yahoo answers :

In a serious bike accident you will be thrown from the bike and end up lying on the road where you can be picked up, put in an ambulance and taken to hospital. In a serious car accident the engine will be pushed backwards through the bulkhead, crushing and trapping your legs. You will be thrown against the steering wheel which will also have been pushed backwards. This will crush and break your ribs. Your unprotected head will smash against the door pillar leaving you with concussion. The door frame will be bent and twisted so the door will not open so you will have to be cut out of the car by the fire brigade. This could take an hour or more.
Bike rider to hospital - 20 minutes?
Car driver to hospital - 2hours, maybe more
I think I'll stick to the bike.

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Originally Posted by Weirdfish

Sums it up really,

Recently had to remove a crash barrier from around a motorcyclist took longer than getting someone out of a car and I'm sure he would have rather have hit it in a car. What a mess!

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Originally Posted by Stig_Of_The_Dump

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always looking for an opportunity to flash your *rse off....

Originally Posted by keithd

always looking for an opportunity to flash your *rse off....

'They' love it.