Comment by robobro

17 hours ago

I live in Indonesia. We have the highest per-capita rate of bike ownership in the world.

I have seen what happens to motorcycle riders when there are accidents and I have seen what happens to car drivers when there are accidents. I won't get into the gory details but I avoid using bikes as much as possible.

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embedding-shape  17 hours ago

And I've seen what happens when pedestrians get hit by a car going way too fast, it sucks, and is horrible, but also besides the point. Not to say one has worse/better accidents, motorcycles accidents obviously has a much higher fatality and serious injuries risk, hard to deny.

  • ProllyInfamous  15 hours ago

    >but also besides the point.

    Hard disagree.

    Both pedestrians and motorcyclists are raw to the elements, entirely. At least when on roadways an automobile provides a chassis/rollcage.

    • qmr  13 hours ago

      When vulnerable road users are killed in other countries there is strict liability. That is, the driver is assumed at fault unless proven otherwise.

      In America it's the perfect crime.

      "I'm so sorry officer I never saw them."

      Case closed Lou.

    • embedding-shape  14 hours ago

      You disagree with me agreeing with what you just wrote about it being more dangerous to go with motorcycles?

      The "besides the point" is that the point I was raising was how common motorcycles are, globally. Is that what you're disagreeing with?

qmr  17 hours ago

Crashes. Not accidents.

  • coldtea  16 hours ago

    Accidents. Not everything is under the driver's control, nor does it happen due to their intention (or even necessarily due to their lack of attention or whatever).

    There's a reason the term accident is used (I know at least 10 countries where the meaning is the same).