Is it legal for an apartment building to make big wooden speed bumps and put them all over the underground parking lot?
The risks are higher but it's not ridiculous. Best thing to do is get your driver's licence and drive a car for a while and get road experience. Then you'll be able to see how driver's are and you'll be able to read traffic and bad drivers better. I've been riding a long time and haven't had too many incidents, but things can happen, there's no doubt about that. Most of the danger comes from other drivers and not yourself, assuming you don't ride like an idiot. Most important is to be able to read traffic and anticipate bad drivers. This just comes with experience. Other than this, riding is great fun and it never gets boring. I would definitely advice you to ride for riding's sake, not to save money. My wife rides, so if you're scared it means you have less guts than my wife.
sure riding a bike can be dangerous . the worst time is when a car is joining the main road and has not seen you . do anything to make sure they have . wearing high viz clothing and using dipped beam helps but even if you have to use your horn to get attention do it . i hope you take up riding and have fun .
only you know the value of your life, if the kinda guy that plays it safe all the time maybe not, personally I'd rather die on my bike than the toilet, 100% of people who die are under the influence of Oxygen, statistics can be made to benefit any stance you take
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I started riding in 1968. I had one serious accident, in 1971. Been riding, on and off, since then without a serious accident (but a handful of minor 'spills'). One accident taught me to be paranoid, never to take car drivers for granted. And I've been lucky! We who ride motorcycles know that you are more likely to get in an accident on a bike, and once you do the consequences are much more serious. We take responsibility for our own safety. If you ride like a grownup, don't push your own limits, it's not that bad. Half of all motorcycle accidents happen to riders with less than a year's riding experience. Which only means that you want to be that much more careful in starting out. Actually I think that statistic is skewed by crazy young men suffering from 'testosterone poisoning' who want to learn to ride on hot sportbikes. The MSF course is a good idea. If you're going to get a 250, it depends on how far it is on the highway to your dad's house. A 250 can't really cruise at highway speeds. If it's more than 5 or 10 miles, you might be better off on a 500 or a 650.
