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Originally Posted by pylon
And lastly, I believe everyone should learn to ride a motorcycle. A real one, not a scooter, or Honda Cub. But learn to ride a genuine, medium to high performance motorcycle. It gives you a skill set and awareness on the road, that you will never get in a car. I wish they made a class 6 mandatory to get a class 5, because once you master bikes, that same hyper awareness crosses over to four wheeled vehicles, and you are far more respectful and aware of the safety of riders.
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This one caught my eye, while I don't think 90% of the drivers have the skill to ride a bike (yet?), I can say that I thought I was knew almost everything I needed to know about driving till I started riding a motorcycle (I had been driving for about 10 years before I got my motorcycle license). After riding, I think I became 10x more aware of what is going on and started doign things I never did when I drive, and just the general mentality that I don't trust anyone on the road and makes you responsible for yoruself.