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MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - unfazed - 22-02-14
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/motorcyclists-23-better-behind-the-wheel-of-a-car/23971.html?fb_action_ids=10152272475139721&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B193061897548439%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D
Finally they believe us
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - Dead Eye - 22-02-14
Although likely true, its still media statistics... correlation doesn't always prove causality unfortunately
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - darrsi - 22-02-14
I beg to differ........i've never driven a car! :lol
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - darrsi - 22-02-14
"Are you the new trainee?
Here you go, i've got a job for you."
"......The insurer examined 200 million policies between 2007 and 2012....."
:lol
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - midden - 22-02-14
I'll expect a reduction in my car insurance this year then
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - fazersharp - 22-02-14
Yep I still duck when a pidgeon flys across the road when Im in my car
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - Frosties - 22-02-14
(22-02-14, 12:49 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: Yep I still duck when a pidgeon flys across the road when Im in my car
:rollin Glad it's not just me........
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - unfazed - 22-02-14
(22-02-14, 12:49 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: Yep I still duck when a pidgeon flys across the road when Im in my car
Glad to see I am not the only one :rollin
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - Dead Eye - 22-02-14
Yep, guilty of that here as well
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - ChristoT - 22-02-14
I tried that line when I bought my car insurance. The bastards still wouldn't reduce my insurance!
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - Dead Eye - 22-02-14
You've had a license for all of 10 minutes and expect them to treat you like gods gift to motoring... pretty sure they were having a good laugh during their break
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - ChristoT - 22-02-14
Bitch, please. 10 months +!!
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - darrsi - 23-02-14
(22-02-14, 11:48 PM)ChristoT link Wrote: Bitch, please. 10 months +!!
I heard pigeons take out insurance in case you hit them! :lol
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - cfoley - 23-02-14
More time on bike means less time in car. 23% shows we are, on average, not riding our bikes enough.
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - Dead Eye - 23-02-14
(22-02-14, 11:48 PM)ChristoT link Wrote: Bitch, please. 10 months +!!
Point and case
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - pilgo - 23-02-14
(23-02-14, 03:32 AM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=ChristoT link=topic=11785.msg129129#msg129129 date=1393109331]
Bitch, please. 10 months +!!
I heard pigeons take out insurance in case you hit them! :lol
[/quote]
that made me chuckle :lol
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - Arfa - 24-02-14
"Equity Red Star compared car drivers to car users who also have an insured motorcycle, and found the latter 23% less likely on average to make a claim on their car policy."
Dunno about you, but the way I interpreted that was those who also have a motorcycle and more likely to be hooning around on it and leaving their car parked up back at home... Unless the stats have been normalised for all multi-vehicle owner, multi-car or car+bike(s), it's not particularly conclusive.
"The results showed motorcyclists were 20% less likely to make a bodily injury claim on their car policy."
Oh come on, in an incident with a bike, we all know the biker comes out worst and would typically claim against the other party. It's super unlikely a bike would injure the driver of a car, in fact the few times a biker does cause injury will probably be against pedestrians or cyclists, and these naturally will count for a small fraction of all incidents involving motorcyclists.
All in all, we have a bunch of random stats that have been massaged to produce some nice catchy headlines.
However, I do actually agree with the sentiments that an experienced biker will likely be a better driver as well. We've been through two tests for a start, and we're very used to reading the road ahead well and good at predicting what other idiots on the road are going to do. A lot of bikers also have a strong urge to self improve and be better on the road - a rare trait in car/van drivers.
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - BBROWN1664 - 24-02-14
I have always said that a requirement to passing your car test should be prrof that you have ridden a bike for 12 months in all weathers to make you appreciate
1 . Bikes exist and to watch out for them
2 . country lanes in the autumn are slippery (less likely to put you car in that ditch!)
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - AndyL - 24-02-14
Most of the people I know with bikes only use the bike as a hobby so I doubt the car use it much different for them. Even if the reduced risk is because we use cars less I'm all for getting cheaper car insurance.
Re: MOTORCYCLISTS are 23% safer behind the wheel of a car - Dead Eye - 24-02-14
(24-02-14, 10:32 AM)BBROWN1664 link Wrote: I have always said that a requirement to passing your car test should be prrof that you have ridden a bike for 12 months in all weathers to make you appreciate
1 . Bikes exist and to watch out for them
2 . country lanes in the autumn are slippery (less likely to put you car in that ditch!)
I do agree, but conversely, I also believe that bike riders should have some experience behind the wheel of a car as well - it does go both ways