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For those of you who didn't bother to read the story I have the W (condensed) version

"he SCDPS released its findings in September examining a rise in motorcycle fatalities that show more deaths among men over 35 years old. They found that the average age of a motorcycle fatality victim, during the time period studied, was 41 years old.

The SCDPS formed a task force to examine the facts behind each motorcycle fatality investigated by the Highway Patrol in 2005 and the first half of 2006. The committee analyzed 114 motorcycle fatalities from January of 2005 until June of 2006.

Of the number studied, they found that 103 (90 percent) of those killed were men; 75 (66 percent) were over the age of 35; 73 (64 percent) were not wearing helmets; 61 (54 percent) involved speeding.

The SCDPS attributes the rise in motorcycle fatalities to the fact that men over 35 years old are increasingly buying high-end, luxury cruiser motorcycles but failing, in many cases, to get the necessary training or licensing to ride such a motorcycle."

 

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Re: For those of you who didn't bother to read the story I have the W (condensed) ver

No smug look. But the numbers reported support my theory that cruisers are not as safe as sportbikes especially if driven by older new riders. If you ride a sportbike or sport standard and obey the traffic laws you are safer on it versus a cruiser.

 

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State of Denial

Sounds like the GPTB is in a State of Denial

Hey I am not going to stop there here is more extrapolation

Lets say 95% of the bikes bought by over 35 riders are cruisers. A reasonable assumption. Let say most sportbike riders wear full-face helmets say 95%. Another reasonable assumption. Seems like most of fatatlities were over 35 year old cruiser riders not wearing helmets. Come longride you know I am right...

 

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Re: You're 40 skimmer

Everyone that rides speeds.. I throw that statistic out..

i.e it common for all age groups and types of bikes..

 

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Re: You're 40 skimmer

Hey I was on the debate team what do you expect?

 

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Re: For those of you who didn't bother to read the story I have the W (condensed) ver

No I definitely do not get any joy from the fact that most riders who die in SC are over 35, ride cruisers, and don't wear helmets.. The German word Schadenfreude is not a word in the English language for good reason because the English traditions of sportsmanship, fair play, being a good sport/winner reject Schadenfreude as being unmanly, girlish, catty..

 

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Re: You're 40 skimmer

Practice makes perfect..

 

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Re: State of Denial

Back to work for me. Thanks for the game.. I love sparing with you gentlemen. However, longride tends to jump to conclusions, ignores subtle things, underestimates my agrument then calls me names and gives up. You and Buz are more fun. As a result sometimes you guys have the better agrument and I concede that..

Respectfully

kpaul

 

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Boys read the entire article.. Wait that is too much to ask. Right.

Well kpaul deduces that most motorcyclists who die in SC are over 35, not wearing helmets and ride cruisers.

Supporting assumptions most riders who are over 35 have cruisers and most sportbike riders wear helmets. I don't think these assumptions are way out there do you?



Oh yeah almost forgot. Also when there is a collision its the car drivers fault. Ok you can flame away now..