I have signed up for the BRC (next weekend, yay!), and have been really trying to get a sense for motorcycle safety. I want to be as realistic as possible, so I've checked out crash videos, photos, stories, and what stats I could find. I've read the Hurt report findings.
I came across this one page: http://www.motorcycle-accidents.com/pages/stats.html which is clearly a lawyer's advertisement page, but the interpretations of the crash statistics were interesting.
One interpretation definitely caught my attention:
If the statistic really is this high, I'm a little surprised that motorcycle training isn't a legal licensing requirement everywhere...
Wonko
I came across this one page: http://www.motorcycle-accidents.com/pages/stats.html which is clearly a lawyer's advertisement page, but the interpretations of the crash statistics were interesting.
One interpretation definitely caught my attention:
Can this really be right, or are they misinterpreting the data? Does taking a training course really reduce your chances of wrecking by 92%? That's great, and I want it to be true, but it sounds high to me.
If the statistic really is this high, I'm a little surprised that motorcycle training isn't a legal licensing requirement everywhere...
Wonko