Calculating risks…
Sep 3rd, 2010 by Leo
There were a couple of tragic deaths in the motorcycle world this week. Peter Lenz, the thirteen year old motorcycle phenom during the 250 GP at Indianapolis this past weekend. The other is Matthew Dieckmann, the founder of the company that took third place in this year’s TTXGP. These remind us that there are real risks to riding motorcycles. At the same time, we need to remember that it’s up to you to calculate the risks at any point. Racers don’t crash in the pit area, riders often don’t even bother wearing helmets or gear on pit bikes… because that’s an area where they don’t take risks; they do however crash during actual races because that’s when they take the most risks, and wear the most gear. So for riders on the city street and highways, it’s up to the rider whether you’re going to treat that street you’re on more like a pit lane or a race track…
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There were a couple of more fatalities last week, and also at the Moto2 race in Misano. It’s both sad and out of the ordinary…
Here’s another take on the recent spate of accidents: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/739/7883/Motorcycle-Article/Single-Track-Mind—Racing-Consequences.aspx
For more comments on the Moto2 accident this weekend:
http://motomatters.com/interview/2010/09/08/valentino_rossi_and_nicky_hayden_reactio.html#comments