Risk Assesment

It has been brought to my attention many times since i have been riding a motorbike that i would be a lot safer if i drove a car. This maybe true, but my passion for life would not be so forfilled. Bikes are highly important to me, i can safely remark that i enjoy riding them to a great extent. I feel an element of being one with nature as i cruise down the A road's of different countries. All i have to shield me from the outside world floating past is my Arai helmet which i barely notice.When i get myself ready for a trip i feel as a Knight might, donning there armour before battle. To ride without any of my usal protective gear makes me feel naked and foolish, even when the summer sun is beating down on me i allow no exceptions. I follow this simple saying, it is better to sweat than to bleed. When i ride, man and machine are one, going forth to discover the roads of this world.


Distraction-

It is possible to die in any number of differant ways and if i am to die before my time i can only hope
that it is from doing something i love, whilst forfilling a passion.
When riding a motorbike a person is expected to give 150%  concentration. This high amount is not required when driving a car. When driving it is possible to listen and sing along to music, talk to another whilst giving the odd glance, i have even had the horror of seeing a lady busily painting her nails and glancing up over the steering wheel to see were she was going.

Which brings me to discussing the high death rate of motorcyclist. When we look at the big bold print that tells us 23% of road deaths are the 1% of people on motorcycle's we automatically assume that this form of transportation is highly dangerous which in turn puts bikers on the risk taking persons list. This i have to disagree with. Yes, the bike riding population has many differant styles of riders as do the cars. When a bike crashes it is normally a lot more serious than when a car crashes as they do not have 4 walls to protect them. It is due to the power of modern day motorbikes that many assesments are misjudged and end in disaster. We all know the risks involed when riding a bike and have to accept the consequenses, be it our own fault or a third parties, the trick is not to become overwhelmed by the possabillity of disaster, i nearly have many times. When my thinking goes along these lines, what  i do to silence these thoughts is to get on my bike and ride, it is in this riding that i feel safe and confident and that no harm can come to me.

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