The Statistics of Street Survival on a Motorcycle 

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"years of seat time" is not a good metric. When I took the MSF returning rider course a few years ago, over half the riders were HD club riders with 10, 20 or more years of riding. Most of them were HOPELESS in anything but going in a straight line and doing long sweeping turns. They all got MUCH better in the 5 hours of time we spent on the range. That indicates to me that a small amount of training is more constructive than years of sitting in a saddle going straight.

I turn 75 in May and am hanging it up; been riding since I was 20. I got my endorsement as soon as I could. I retrained with the MSF intermediate course or equivalent every season. ATGATT and no alcohol. Ive ridden all over the UK, PA, the Southwest, Spain. My last trip 2 years ago was a 3600 mile cruise up the CA and OR coast and back to home in AZ. I ride twice a week with a group. I am ending my riding career with no major or serious crashes. Be smart.

Egoless riding is important too. I see a lot of videos where people get mad then chase down drivers, yell, smash mirrors, escalate. What's the end game here? You're gonna lose if it goes that far. For me once the idiot is one foot past me, I'm done with him. I just want the idiocy as far away as possible. You can't convince people and trying just makes them mad. Being mad at a car driver for doing stupid stuff is like getting mad at water for making you wet. Stupid is just what car drivers do. The only way to avoid it is to never ride on roads.

People thinking they are better riders than they really are, is likely a cause of some of the single rider accidents. People thinking they are good at emergency braking when they've never practiced them.

And to add - maintain your bike! Check those tire pressures before you head out!

I think motorcycling can be reasonably safe if you commit yourself to making it so. For me, it means: 1. Being visible. White helmet, high-vis airbag vest, both white and orange lights on front, and a red bike. This alone has dropped being cut off from daily to once or twice per year. 2. Bike must have good ABS and good tires. When things go wrong, ABS absolutely can make the difference. 3. Wear good protective gear. Don't cheap out (low quality or old/damaged gear). Airbag vest is a great idea too. Full-face a must. 4. Promise yourself to keep your cool and not let bad drivers anger you. It's going to happen that people make mistakes or are jerks. Accept it ahead of time and focus on controlling the vehicle and getting home safe. 5. Practice emergency manoeveurs. You can't expect to get it perfect if you're rusty. Panic breaking, swerving, and absolutely train yourself to avoid target fixation. It's difficult to do but with regular training you can immediately recognize and correct for it. 6. Ride at reasonable speeds. I know we all like to have fun but there's both a time and place as well as a limit on public roads, especially ones you're unfamiliar with. 7. When riding with others, only do so when you're comfortable with the skills and habbits of the other riders. Trying to keep up with people who ride beyond your comfort limit is a recipe for disaster for you and others. 8. Recognize when riding is just not a good idea for you. Everyone has bad days, overly tired or unwell, for any number of reasons. It's okay to say today isn't a good day to ride. I feel like if you try to stick to ideas like this, riding can become reasonably safe. No doubt to some it will ruin the image or excitement, so you'll have to choose your own level of risk acceptance.

I think, of all points, riding defensively is the most important. Distrusting other drivers and in fact even just roads will help you more than anything.

You guys have assembled a phenomenal staff for putting out intelligent and informative motorcycling videos. Having people like Jen, Zack, Ari, and Spurgeon in the public eye as examples of responsible and intelligent motorcyclists is a great thing for the community. The content you produce is often objective and analytical and to me it creates an image of a professional motorcycling community that's courteous to other road users. The best riders I've ever seen weren't loud, fearless, adrenaline-pumped ego maniacs, they were thoughtful professionals. Sometimes quiet, sometimes goofy, but always self aware and trying to improve.

When I started I met guys who rode for years and they took an advanced rider course every five year to refresh their skills and get rid of the bad habits they had developed.

It blows my mind that there are still people who ride helmetless.

Thanks for the courage to publish this detail in an honest manner. Some would think it could hurt sales but by the end I was more, not less, excited to ride and to do so responsibly.

Thanks Jen and team for yet another well-researched, well-presented and genuinely informative video. I think it was Nick Ienatsch who said, motorcycles are not inherently dangerous, they are just extremely intolerant to mistakes and poor decisions by riders.

Here in Canada they banned right-hand drive vehicles in Quebec by stating that they were 50% more likely to be in a collision. The study was based on 3 - 300zx turbo's driven by teenagers. I just came from a vacation in Arizona, they got it all, sweatpants no helmet harley, two helmetless spandex-hoodie kids on a R6, but also full gear seniors on a Tenere 700\BMW RT (they get the thumbs up!) People can barley bring themselves to learn how to drive a car, and yet so many out on bikes. Great video!

Great video? Couldn't agree more with helmet use. I've ridden over 50 years and remember laying my bike down 3 times on city streets and 3 times on mtn trails. A couple of those resulted in serious deep scars on helmet. Saved my noggin! A good friend of mine hit a car broadside at about 65mph. His helmet had a big crack in it and almost sheared off the chin bar. He had a severe broken leg, but NO head injury!!!

With 55 years of riding I have found (the hard way) that you are invisible on a bike to cage drivers. Ride with that in mind and you have a better chance of not getting punted off the road. They are not "out to kill you" or we would all be done.They don't see you because they are not looking for motorcycles. Riding "at the speed limit" would make a big difference if the cars also did so but why bother to have an exiting motorcycle to crawl around. Same for cars. Just don't be stupid fast all the time everywhere. You are invisible !! (except to radar)

In the UK they just did a comprehensive study. It found that the majority of motorbike crashes happen during summer months, on a weekend (Sunday 6pm is the worst). These are mostly fair-weather weekend warriors. I don’t think anyone is surprised by this.

As an young man looking to get a motorcycle, I greatly appreciate this wisdom. Thank you.

Wow I don't drink and I wear a helmet so my chance to survive is >100% Bulletproof baby

I passed my bike test 50 years ago in the UK and still ride all year round on most days as my everyday transport. I've always worn a helmet (even before they were compulsory here) and, after a few lucky escapes in my earlier years, wear decent protective gear as well. Knowing how to control your machine in all conditions is only the first step. The key to survival is continuous awareness of what's going on around you and risk management to avoid putting yourself in unnecessary danger.

Words of wisdom. It took me 18 years and 4 accidents, including a knee surgery to learn this. I will only add that in two of those accidents it was the gear what saved me. Had not been for it I would have left my flesh and possibly my brains on the pavement. At a minimum my face would have been disfigured. But besides a bad knee I am fine.

I don't know in the US, but in my country being in a motor club gave us extra education and techniques to protect ourselves from accident and also more respect to others on the road. In a motor club we have to protect ourselves with a proper helmets (and sometimes gears too) all the time Jen. But thanks for the video 🙏🙏🙏

Awesome video, Jen (and Revzilla)!!! I've been telling friends and family who worry about me on a motorcycle for years that if you wear the gear and ride maturely (i.e., defensively, within your limits, *close* to speed limit, etc.) it's not that dangerous. Michael Neeves said something years ago that stuck with me: the question in a motorcycle wreck is not who's at fault but was it preventable. I have to admit that *nearly* every motorcycle wreck or near-wreck I've ever been in has been due to my own poor skills (when a new rider) or irresponsible riding. It also helps a lot when you get the need for speed out of your system via track riding.

Really like the fact that you put the majority of the responsibility rider! Thank you 😊

What an awesome video Jen! I've been preaching this exact message for years - a few, pretty easy steps, and we can take some giant strides towards improving our chances!

The continual CTXP b-roll for "most riders don't ride in these conditions" cracked me up.

Very good video - is motorcycle riding inherently dangerous? Yes. But we can make it much more safe by making smart choices. I ride every day and have to do a severe counter maneuvers to avoid an accident at least twice a week. Doing that drunk is a no go! Doing it at 100 mph is also a no go (but tempting 😂). We can do our best to have a long life of riding through some small and meaningful choices. 👍

As someone who delivers presentations for a living, I just want to compliment Jen on her awesome voice modulation skills! The whole video is well done, no doubt, but her delivery was particularly remarkable. Cheers.

Great video. I’m taking a statistics course right now, and this is definitely worth sharing with my class. Correlation does not necessarily mean causation.

Best defence of all is to get some ‘advanced’ riding instruction and practice. Here in UK it costs ‘peanuts’ to join a group like the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents or Advanced Drivers and Riders, and, if you avoid the lunatic-fringe within such groups you can really sort your riding and driving out to your advantage. Good video and it needed saying. I’d bet our UK figures are not hugely different. Thanks.

I really appreciate revzilla putting this vid together. Would appreciate more vids on the subject of safe riding (if y'all's lawyers wouldn't be too afraid to do so haha).

Jen is a fantastic addition to the team.

It is important to focus and not be too distracted. Man, Jen has great hooters.

If you ride within your limits and without ego, you'll be just fine. The problem has always been egotistical riders who are pushing way past their personal limits

The old Hurt Report likely still applies. Best to start with a dirt bike, you learn more about looking for danger and get more crash avoidance practice from crashing on dirt instead of on sandpaper like pavement.

Been riding since I was 16 and I turn 70 this year. No highway accidents and no broken bones. All the things said in this video are true, especially speeding and alcohol. Motorcycle riding can be great therapy, especially riding alone and focusing on one thing, . . . .the ride.

I was educated by the BMF (British Motorcycle Federation). I ride defensively, but I would say thats actually agressively defensively, there's a time to back off and there's a time to give it a fistful, it all revolves around positioning yourself and your machine away from other physical objects, I hope that makes sense to you.

Thanks Jen, excellent use of facts and data to help us enjoy and survive a life of motorcycling!

🖖 Ride like you are invisible! ABS, has worked well for me over 20 yrs and 300,000 miles, definitely saved me some pain when I was not riding like I was invisible.

Another good tip is to practice invisibility training. Always assume they can't see you, wear high visibility gear or attention-grabbing colors (same goes for your bike--stay away from dark colors and blacked out parts [chrome is your friend]), and switch out your normal headlight for a daymaker. And don't be afraid of giving each intersection a little shimmy with your handlebars to make sure you can grab people's attention as you approach.

This is an excellent video that is a great service to the motorcycling public. As a rider for over 50 years (having raced with both Ari's and Zack's fathers), it is very frustrating to me to see boneheads on the street and in RU-vid videos doing insane things that put us motorcyclists in a bad light, not to mention placing innocent people in danger. Sharpening your riding skills should be a life-long endeavor. After several years of roadracing and numerous trackdays, I still learn every time I'm on the track, and those skills are directly applicable to my street riding. Thank you, Jen (and Revzilla) for a great video.

I don’t care what anyone says. The most dangerous job out there in law enforcement is a police motorcycle officer. Think about it…. You are spending your work week on a motorcycle at work, commuting to and from work. You’ll rack up more miles in a month than most for an entire year. Great video.

Thank you for this video and article. The emphasis on the responsible and intelligent rider puts the focus where it belongs. Thank you!

Great presentation. Helpful reminders for those of us who've been riding 50 plus years. Every bit helps.

I am 54 and have ridden since I was 14. I was lucky to have had Defensive Rider Training from the beginning, I have had spills but limited the damage with knowledge. I will say though that there is the 2% that you can never prevent, and that is where luck comes in. I have been lucky twice and am still alive, others the luck swings the other way and they die. YOU decide to ride, you take the chance, good luck to you all. Matt

Motorcycling is much more dangerous in the USA than in my home country of The Netherlands. About 4x as many deaths per 1.000.000km. Dispite the USA beeing much less densely populated, which would normally descrease risk. I see 5 main reasons for the higher death and injury rate in the USA. 1: Riding without a helmet. This just doesn't exist in The Netherlands. Helmets safe lives! 2: No proper motorcycle licences. In The Netherlands you need to pass 3 exams to get your licence. A theory exam which is specific for bikes. A pratical exam for controlling the bike(similar to MSF) and a 45-60 minute practical exam for riding a motorbike on public roads, where you have to show you know how motorcycling is different than driving a car a can apply this in day to day traffic. True 'beginner' riders doesn't exist here, because everyone with a licence has taking atleast 10 lessons and 3 exams. We also have the tiered A-A1-A2 system, which has reduced the risk of death for riders between age 18 and 22 by more than 50%. 3: Culture of road racing. This speaks for itself, this is much less of thing here. 4: Bad car drivers combined with excessively large vehicles. We all know the USA has generally lower standards for drivers, and also has insanly large vehicles for personal transport. E=MC2, physics are not on your side. 5: Bad road design and lack if traffic calming. Roads in the USA have basically 0 passive road safety design. Riders seem to be more likely to become a victim of this. (As well as pedestrians)

Training and practice is essential to being a competent rider. I rode for almost 20 years, thought I was a great rider, pushed the limits of my ability on the streets... i then did a trackday and was humbled rather quickly by people riding slower bikes or with less years of riding experience because they had better training. It was then that I really started to learn how to ride and with that become more safe. Everyone on every type of bike should do trackdays to push the limits in a safe environment. You learn in days what most take years to learn. Great video Jen!

I love Jen's videos. They are always entertaining and full of great advice. Training, practice, proper gear, no alcohol or drugs are all important. But, the most important aspect of safe riding is situational awareness. You need to constantly look for potential danger and escape paths to avoid being hit or going down at speed. Always remember where you are and what you are doing, plan ahead and go have fun.

Have not ridden for 30 years, but my childhood dream came true, riding around Australia.

Always ride like they're gonna fu*k you. Just assume you're invisible because you basically are. Watch that cross traffic and those oncoming turn lanes into parking lots, especially when only one lane on your side is stopped. Don't just check out and listen to music. Keep your mind actively engaged in the changing traffic and play what-if the whole time.

Lets be real here...after getting my pilot's license which is controlled by the same government agency as getting a motorcycle license I can safely say that people driving anything on the road in the US do not get nearly enough training nor a harsh enough test to be on the road. Not to mention there isn't a follow up competency test ever. I imagine incidents would come way down with more strict requirements.

One of the best videos I've seen on safety I have watched a lot of them. Thanks Jen & RevZilla.

I remember reading that lots of fatalities / serious injuries occur at intersections involving left turns. Either the motorcyclist is making a left turn and is struck by an oncoming car, or the motorcyclist is going through the intersection and a car makes a left turn in front of them. If you can get through your first year of riding without any serious incidents, you should be in pretty good shape. I think the European motorcycle licensing system makes a lot of sense: First year you can only ride up to 100 CCs, second year 250 CCs and so on. Something like that. I always thought it was nuts that any new rider can go and buy a motorcycle that canoutrun a Lamborghini.

Really great video guys. Evidence based, analytic, and timely.

In Michigan, IMO there's no excuse for not getting the CY letters on your license. The state underwrites most of the cost of the course. You can take the returning rider course for $50, it's 5 hours on the range, an hour or two in the classroom, the instructors are very helpful and cool and if you're putting in the effort you will walk away with that slip. Then it's $15 at the state office and you're licenses. Be aware that in Michigan, riding without a license is a hefty fine, 6 month loss of license (for driving ANYTHING) and immediate roadside impoundment of your bike. Plus if you wreck and aren't licensed, the insurance company is within their rights to deny your claim.

Riding for over 50 years. Learned in the dirt. I often get more upset at other riders than cars these days, sans the ones on phones. Riding after ANY amount of alcohol/drugs is100% stupid. Proper gear and not being distracted by music, etc. helps tremendously WHEN you do have an issue - whether falling or being hit. I rode 20+ years before going down on Mulholland Drive after hitting spilt antifreeze in a blind corner. Gear saved my hide/head and the bike was fixable. Racing or otherwise acting a fool like lane splitting 40 MPH over the traffic will get you hurt or killed, and pisses off drivers. Riding tired and/or cold also is bad. If you like riding in cold months, and I do, get heated gear. Not only will you be happier, you'll be much safer too. I'll keep riding as long as I can, and at 62, I still love it! Ride Safe 🙏🏼

The music is spot on here. What an insanely great presentation. :)

It would be interesting to take a deeper dive into helmets. Back in the summer of 2008 I was riding on a city/suburban street midday in beautiful sunshine. No visibility issues as sun was directly overhead. I was travelling speed limit at 30mph when a van pulled out in front of me. I grabbed all the breaks I had , no abs, & ended up laying the bike down which ended up under the van. I surprisingly walked away unscathed but my bike and my full face helmet were Wright offs. The worst damage on my helmet was actually the chin bar. I still to this day shudder to think about my fate wearing an open face helmet let alone no helmet?. In my humble opinion open face helmets are just another form of playing russian roulette.

How many of these fatalities had loud pipes and only that mindset?

Back in the 80’s I read a paper called the Hurt Report, based on motorcycle accidents in California, reading that sure prepared me for a lifetime of riding. I’ve seen it on line and is an eye opener. I can safely say it saved me on a few occasions. Like they say…. Ride like you are a Ghost or you’ll become one. Another words, never assume the person in the car or truck sees you. 🤓

Thanks for this video. It’s going to help me with family when they find out I’ve been hiding my bike in the neighbors garage

Excellent video, and after over 50 years of riding I only have one thing I might add. Ride with the knowledge that everyone driving a four-wheeled vehicle is out to kill you and you might just make it.

Remember… You are INVISIBLE to every driver🏍

Thanks so much for this excellent information! As an older rider it is good to know what factors work in favor of my ongoing survival and enjoyment of cycling.

Great job Jen!

Outstanding video, Ms. Dunstan. Thank you and RevZilla for presenting it.

There are a TON of channels on RU-vid dedicated to motorcycle crashes. It’s almost always the fault of the person on the bike. Solo crash failing to navigate a simple turn. Sometimes going dramatically faster than they should. But, very often just a person who doesn’t know what to do if it isn’t a straight line. When it comes to crashes involving other vehicles it’s almost always the rider just not paying attention. In a situation that was easily avoidable. Go watch an hour of these crash compilations. There are channels that release new videos with new GoPro footage every single week.

This is EXACTLY the kind of content we need to see more of. Hats off RevZilla.

I’ve been riding for two years which is not that much time. However, I took the MSF course which taught me some good habits and low speed maneuver techniques. Thankfully, I’ve never crashed or laid down the bike, I haven’t even been in a near crash either. I definitely do a lot of defensive riding when I go out and stay very far from cars plus practice my low speed techniques often as well as reaction time and braking distance. I take riding serious and so far it’s been a lot of fun, I love it.

Canada vs US perspective. I got my motorcycle license in the US (NYC) - it was so easy! The whole thing was fast, easy and in retrospect it looks like a joke from the safe riding point of view - a small paid formality before someone can get a license to possibly kill themselves. My test bike was 200cc and i got a full license (no engine size restriction). My first rental bike was HD road King 1,600 cc or so... I could have killed myself on it. It was very different from 200 cc for sure 😮 Moving to Canada (Quebec) they could transfer the auto license, but i had to pass motorcycle test from scratch. That was hard! They really drilled you on safe riding. It was way harder in comparison to the US and it took a lot of time and effort. And for the full license, the motorcycle has to be 400cc+ to make sure you know how to handle a bigger bike. They train you on various bikes too: standard, cruiser, sport bikes... Seemed like an overkill. But it all makes sense now: when i see a fellow motorcyclist here with local plates - i know how hard they had to work to get it and they are much safer drivers than the car drivers around us. And now they made it even more strict: you have to ride with a learner permit for a year before you can get your license. It makes you more skilled. And it also makes you feel like your license is a real privilege - you worked hard to get it so you may think twice before throwing it all away for drunk driving or some silly road racing. In general, more training = better. Always. If your license tests were not as rigorous, do yourself a favor and sign up for some riding courses - this may keep you from contributing to the statistics in this video.

I thought the statistics for alcohol use would be even worse. It seems like every report I read about a local fatal motorcycle accident involves alcohol. (There is probably an element of reader bias in that.)

thank u for writing this piece and presenting this video. the knowledge learned is very valuable and much appreciated jen

That was awesome. Thank you!

Thks for the video, lots of information

1:51 "...When motorcycle fatalities involve another vehicle, 43% of the time it is a car turning left into the path of the rider" The only accident I've ever had was when someone on the opposite side of the road turned left to get onto the freeway, causing me to hit the side of their car. I've had dozens of other near misses with similar situations in my ~4 years of riding. I swear, some people drive with their eyes closed.

I'll never forget walking in to a Honda dealer many years ago wanting to buy a CBR600, mostly because it was actually the cheapest street bike they had. The salesman asked me my experience (zero) and refused to sell me a bike. He handed me a Motorcycle Safety Foundation card and said, "Take this, get your license, then come see me again." I was confused, was he not a salesperson? Yes, but he said he didn't want my death on his conscience. I was furious. After a few days decided to do what he said. BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE, and I told him (3 months later) that he probably DID save my life. I ended up buying a 750-V4 Magna instead. Still have it. Awesome bike. I took the advanced class later too. Again, more wisdom acquired. I see these idiots on CBR's and others riding in sneakers and T's doing wheelies on the highway and just shake my head. They will be donors for sure. But taking those safety classes not only made me a better motorcycle rider, it crossed into my CAR driving too. I'm doing SIPDE all the time. (Scan-Identify-Predict-Decide-Execute). It's saved me from a TON of car accidents, because you spot the idiots LONG before they perform their idiot moves. Glad Progressive gets it. (And they're much cheaper than GEICO.)

been riding for over 55 years, took an MSF course course 20 years ago, didnt like it overall but I did learn the 'quick swerve' maneuver and still practice it to this day. on urban freeways, do not tailgate - garbage, lumber, carpets, sod are falling off vehicles and you need time to react.

These are only US statistics? I would love to see a comparison to European motorcycle statistics.

If you're riding without a license or helmet .. I have little compassion. Not getting wasted seems like another obvious one

Very good info. To develop skills start off road only. That way if you want to hod that throttle on you can go to a racetrack!

I'm a rider and I think it's hilarious how frequently people talk about stuff like "cagers" on their phones. I've been shocked by the number of riders I've seen pull out their phones WHILE riding. We're all doing dumb, dangerous stuff (like taking a bike instead of a car in the first place). Just try to do the LEAST dumb, dangerous stuff you can and watch out for others doing dumb, dangerous stuff and get as far away from them as possible.

Cruiser bros need to get their stuff together..

Outstanding video Jen and Revzilla. Short sharp and to the point 👏👏👏

I am 70 and have been riding since I was 12. Started off-road motocross and learned a lot about handling a motorcycle. When I started road riding I began with small engine bikes and got bigger bikes as I got better. I have taken several safety courses. Crossing fingers and knocking on wood … I have never been down or in an accident but have come close. My training and road awareness saved me several times. Don’t speed. Ride as though you are invisible and car drivers can’t see you. I have ridden coast-to-coast and back in the USA and many shorter trips. RIDE SAFE. WEAR A HELMET AND SAFETY CLOTHING. ALWAYS GIVE 4-WHEELERS A WIDE BERTH. STAY ALIVE. ✌️

Let me sum the video up for you : wear a helmet and don't drink.

Love these productions. Jen presents them very well.

This is good information for ALL motorcyclists, regardless of what brand they ride. Never let your guard down, ATGATT, train and practice! We're are the privileged few who know the joy of two wheels. The best way to protect that privilege is to ride well. (Now off my rant and onto my machine.) Thank you RevZilla!!

Years of response driving for the ambulance service has had the effect of calming me down as a road user, being in a hurry is often counterproductive and getting angry and irate at other road users will affect the decisions you make..always expect the unexpected from other drivers and conditions. A simple motto I live by is “loose vision loose speed”

Excellent information. Thank you

This is definitely a legislative issue as well. Here in Australia we have what's known as LAMS (Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme ). This scheme restricts riders to certain bikes with a lower power to weight ratio. The lack of interest from your country's politicians speaks volumes about how much they actually care (or don't care in this instance) about it's people.

Excellent video - the motorcycle-specific parts are great, but this is also an important lesson in critical thinking. Thanks Jen and Revzilla!

That was a genuinely good video. I’m going to take more advanced classes in the near future. Thanks for maybe saving my life. God bless

Wear a helmet, don't drink, practice your skills. Absolutely groundbreaking stuff here guys.

Love this data segment. Thanks!

I like her face, eyes, smile, hands and the way how emotionally she speaks :-)

In 2000 I was told Harley riders are the most undertrained, least protected, and most bar hop. I just started riding in 2020 and many of the long time riders I run into are like what Fast Eddie calls, “40 year riders, who are first year riders repeated 40 times.” Fast Eddie is a Marine. Most people don’t know this but approximately 50% of the day in the life of a service person is spent in some type of training. The more specialized the warrior is, the higher the percentage. Does this translate to civilian life…I don’t know. But I think I’m above average and incorporate training about 30% of the time. Not much! We need to change the culture! I am a more confident and capable rider because I train. With only 3 years in the saddle, I am unfortunately an above average rider. I wrench on my bikes so much my wife got me a Black Widow Pro Lift for Christmas. And I have a lot of fun doing both. 2FD Brothers and Sisters SKWID ET1(SS/SW/MTS) US Navy, Ret. 2020 Fat Boy “Killmonger” 2021 Road Glide “SilverBACK”

Enough said, that's the facts. When I watch all these clips from riders I see them speeding when they are cut off, but the intersection is always a dangerous area, don't speed in unclear and critical situations, avoid a crash. I have 37 years of experience but I know when to drive carefully, never had an accident. And one more fact: 46% of the time you will face plant the pavement, so get a full face helmet. Drive safely and ride on!

Excellent video! The thing about sadistics, er, statistics, is that they are so subjective and can be skewed to favor either side. At the end of the day, proper training, proper gear, road skills, and road strategy will keep you alive MUCH longer than not heeding those items regardless of what number crunchers do with statistics. Great stuff!!

In FL, for example, you can ride without a helmet. It is very common to see older folks in Harleys using light clothes, stopping for drinks and then go ridding in large groups. You see lots of new riders with large CC bikes (everyone is Valentino Rossi, right?). Many folks also go way too fast splitting lanes. Let's do our part, as riders, to stay safe. We can't control what is around us but we can mitigate risks.

Spurgeon eating ice cream in his sunnies and leather jacket was the highlight.