Until 4 months ago I hadn't ridden a bike since my KH250 in 1979, which I crashed 3 times.
I'm now 46 and just bought a bike for economy. I gave it a lot of thought; was I going to revert to my power happy days of my late teens.
I normally drive a Discovery 200 Tdi, 0-60 in about 20 seconds, I rarely get close to an accident, and if I do I'm generally far enough away to avoid it before it happens.
On the bike things are different. I still have the same "safe" awareness as when driving the car, but, in the 4 months I can think of at least 10 close calls.
In my opinion a bike rider needs to have a mature mind. Although I do travel at greater speeds on the bike, more than half of the close calls have been at speeds less than 60, within the limit at that particular incident.
Although I do get a thrill from the speed, I don't take risks, but I still seem to get closer to potential accidents.
I conclude; if one is to drive a bike in a potentially dangerous way then they'll probably be the same in a car, the car just offers more "life" protection.
I'd like my son to drive a Discovery, but as it has a 2.5 litre engine the insurance is ridiculous.
Kevin
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