just found this out!!!!
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accidents happen. i think sympathy is moot, everyone should be glad that everyone is ok and no one is seriously hurt.
im a motorcyclist as well and i stay away from tailgating, but i am often tailgated. but 80% of motorcycle accidents are due to the rider being an idiot, and a lot of motorcyclists cause accidents by doing the same. so we're not completely innocent.
im a motorcyclist as well and i stay away from tailgating, but i am often tailgated. but 80% of motorcycle accidents are due to the rider being an idiot, and a lot of motorcyclists cause accidents by doing the same. so we're not completely innocent.
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From: UT
accidents are avoidable, but we're only human.
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From: Gorham, Maine
I ride motorcycles and other drivers scare the crap out of me. I have lost 2 close friends in motorcycle accidents (my wife was engaged to one of them). People pulling out in front of me is what i worry about the most, tailgating can be solved with one click down and twist of the wrist.
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I ride motorcycles and other drivers scare the crap out of me. I have lost 2 close friends in motorcycle accidents (my wife was engaged to one of them). People pulling out in front of me is what i worry about the most, tailgating can be solved with one click down and twist of the wrist.
LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES
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From: Ft Wayne, IN
I defiantly never want anything to happen to a motorcycle driver or passenger, but my wife is a nurse and sees the results all the time. Its one of those things that you know the risks when you decide to do it, you can be the best rider ever and get peeled by some idiot. I would never ride a bike for that simple reason.
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From: Oshawa, Ontario
Truth is, most accidents could be avoided if the other driver had only given enough room between him or herself and the car ahead. I wasn't implying that this could have been avoided. I'm just saying I'm not sympathetic when someone tells me they rear ended someone because they were picking up their phone off the floor board, had to prevent the cup of soda from spilling, or had to pick up a lit cigarette off their crotch. And especially not when that person didn't leave enough room.
- luckily I was only doing like 25km/h but that was the last time I drove and ate!
That just doesnt sound right but it made me laugh out loud.