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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
I've been riding for just over a decade, but I have friends who have a few decades in without incident. There is risk, no doubt, but I and my riding friends are all older and very careful. We ride cruisers and there are no stupid people in the group. I love summer riding (there have been years when our second car has not left the garage) and am willing to accept the risks. I practise defensive driving and don't feel I'm in any significant danger.
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I know millions of people do it safely every day, but I guess for me, it seems like a matter of time before something goes wrong. It's the same with cars too of course, it's only a matter of time before you get in an accident, but at least with a car there's a ton of safety devices to help you out. Even a minor accident on a bike seems inherently more dangerous. And I'm inherently clumsy and have bad balance, ha.
That and I just don't trust Calgary drivers enough. You can be the safest rider in the world, but still be hit by some inattentive mom in a land barge. Which is exactly what happened to my wifes uncle last year...it cost him one of his legs.
Riding does look stupid fun though and I am jealous (as long as you're not riding one of those obnoxious loud ones).