• dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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    Given that the majority of motorcycle crashes are single vehicle incidents, you can drastically reduce or even eliminate your potential for becoming said meat crayon by not riding like an idiot. Protective gear is also a must for situations beyond tootling around the inner city at ~25 MPH, which seems to be the majority of southeast Asian riding, for instance.

    Your second biggest risk is being hit by some blissninny in their massive SUV, either rear ending you at a stop or blithely turning left (or right, depending on your country) across your lane of travel right in front of you. These possibilities are mitigated by everyone else being on a bike, too.

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      Your second biggest risk is being hit by some blissninny in their massive SUV, either rear ending you at a stop or blithely turning left (or right, depending on your country) across your lane of travel right in front of you. These possibilities are mitigated by everyone else being on a bike, too.

      Sounds good. Let me know when you’ve convinced everyone on my commute to do that.

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      • Pedestrian: peasant
      • Cyclist: rogue
      • Scooter: pugilist
      • Motorcycle: evasion tank
      • Sedan: barbarian
      • SUV: paladin
      • Truck: tank
      • Road train: raid boss