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scae
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I have a dilemma. I want to ride a road bike. I'm 21. I'm not a revhead. I would consider myself a very sensible driver. I never take chances, never speed and don't drink.
My mum doesn't want me to get a road bike. She doesn't want to me to learn to ride one either.
I have been in an accident previously. Last year, a 45yo woman sped through a set of red traffic lights (from the opposite direction) when I had a set of green lights and she collected me. She wrote off my '97 bmw 318is. When she got out of her vehicle, all I remember her saying was that "My kids are at dreamworld, my kids are at dreamworld... I have to get to dreamworld." It was 6:05pm at night, and I was on my way home from work to see my girlfriend at the time. Mum refers to this event as an argument for not getting a bike.
I would like to convince her that it is safe to ride. What are some statistics or something that explain the fatalities on a motorbike? Am I kidding myself into thinking they are safe if you drive properly?
What do you think I should do? Is my mum right? Are they too dangerous? It would be a lot more convenient for me to ride a bike for free parking at work. But I don't want it just for the convenience. I want it for the appeal and the (life) experience.
I'm not really after - it's your decision type answers. I mean, I want to, and I will get one if i want one. I suppose I'd just like to know that they can be safe to ride, for my mum.
My mum doesn't want me to get a road bike. She doesn't want to me to learn to ride one either.
I have been in an accident previously. Last year, a 45yo woman sped through a set of red traffic lights (from the opposite direction) when I had a set of green lights and she collected me. She wrote off my '97 bmw 318is. When she got out of her vehicle, all I remember her saying was that "My kids are at dreamworld, my kids are at dreamworld... I have to get to dreamworld." It was 6:05pm at night, and I was on my way home from work to see my girlfriend at the time. Mum refers to this event as an argument for not getting a bike.
I would like to convince her that it is safe to ride. What are some statistics or something that explain the fatalities on a motorbike? Am I kidding myself into thinking they are safe if you drive properly?
What do you think I should do? Is my mum right? Are they too dangerous? It would be a lot more convenient for me to ride a bike for free parking at work. But I don't want it just for the convenience. I want it for the appeal and the (life) experience.
I'm not really after - it's your decision type answers. I mean, I want to, and I will get one if i want one. I suppose I'd just like to know that they can be safe to ride, for my mum.
