Afraid of dying on a motorcycle?

[warbrown]

I've always found it a bit comical when some cycle hater is lecturing me on the dangers of my chosen hobby. It's as if they are somehow immune to any unfortunate event simply because they choose not to engage in such a reckless and suicidal behavior like motorcycle riding. Whatever. We are all at risk in some way 24/7, so please don't lecture me as you smugly walk down a city street inattentively chatting on your cellphone before reaching that high, towering multi-level parking garage where your automobile awaits you for the drive home on the crowded freeway. <span style='color:green'><span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>National Safety Council "Odds of Dying" Statistics </span></span>

OK, off rant.

 

[Gunnybusa]

It says you are more likely to go out and die by hanging your self then by riding a motorcycle.



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[busahaya]

Very interesting...

 

[Turbo-Torch]

My favorite is Fireworks Discharge followed by Bitten or crushed by other reptiles.

 

[Jet Li]

Someone actually gets paid to gather all this data and crunch the numbers? What does this info get used for, insurance rates??

 

[mofuggahere]

Very Interesting???

 

[Charlesbusa]

I hate stats, ever since I took stats in college and learned how made up they are

25% fact 75% twisted fatcs

I know I just used a stat to combat a stat, ironic??

Anyway, everyone dies. Do you live scared in your house and not live at all. Or do you get wild and crazy risking life at any time. I'm somewhere in the middle, I want to have fun, but I want to live a little while longer also...

 

[milesbm]

Did you know that 86.5% for all statistics are made up on the spot?

 

[StageRulz]

Some of those "Stats" are Wild!
I would never believe my Odds of dyeing from Exposure to smoke, fire and flames, X00-X09 or was greater than riding a Motorcycle. Or being a Car occupant, V40-V49 was 4.5 times higher! WoW!
Thanks for that Link!

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[jessup]

as long as I don't pull an Elvis I will be happy.

 

[jessup]

Foreign body entering through skin or natural orifice, W44-W45 23 12,519,183 161,956


this one cracks me up.

 

[cosmo]

Reminds me of the statistician who drowned while crossing a river with an average depth of 3 ft.

 

[frisbee]

 

[WWJD]

i suck at stats. so... the LOWER the number, the higher the risk, correct?

 

[WWJD]

[lazy man's version]
You think motorcycles are dangerous? Try everyday life instead:

http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm

Things with higher fatality than motorcylcing:

Motorcycle rider, V20-V29 3,215 89,562 1,159 [the lower this number, more dangerous]

Pedestrian, V01-V09 6,091 47,273 612
Car occupant, V40-V49 16,337 17,625 228
Occupant of pick-up truck or van, V50-V59 4,286 67,182 869
Other and unspecified land transport accidents, V83-V89 15,100 19,069 247
Falls, W00-W19 16,257 17,712 229
Other fall on same level, W00, W02-W03, W18 3,610 79,762 1,032
Other and unspecified fall, W04-W05, W19 7,889 36,499 472
Accidental drowning and submersion, W65-W74 3,447 83,534 1,081
Other accidental threats to breathing, W75-W84 5,517 52,192 675
Narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] n.e.c., X42 8,264 34,843 451
Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biologicals, X43-X44 6,884 41,828 541
Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors and sequelae, X58-X59, Y86 7,596 37,907 490
Intentional self-poisoning, X60-X69 5,486 52,487 679
Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation, and suffocation, X70 6,462 44,559 576
Intentional self-harm by firearm, X72-X74 17,108 16,831 218
Assault by firearm, X93-X95 11,829 24,342 315
Other and unspecified means and sequelae, X85-X92, X96-X98, Y00-Y09, Y87.1, *U01 3,735 77,093 997
Poisoning, Y10-Y19 3,336 86,313 1,117

 

[DaCol.]

As my Stat Professor in College said," Give me your question; tell me the answer you want and I will give you the Stats you are looking for"

 

[greeneinc]

Very interesting and I had to bookmark that site so the next time I hear the "You're gonna die on one of those," I can give them the link. Thanks!!!

 

[Gunnybusa]

as long as I don't pull an Elvis I will be happy.

Was that one of the stats?

 

[lot boy]

stats can say what ever you need them to--89% of all people know that!

 

[jessup]

as long as I don't pull an Elvis I will be happy.

Was that one of the stats?

It was a combination of some of them... which makes it more likely to happen.