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'Have a second look': Surge in motorcycle deaths prompts desperate plea to drivers (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Where is the incentive to ride safe when they are paying half the rego (too much!) to share the roads with people who so careless that they'd kill them without hardly noticing they hit something? Im not saying its ok. Im saying I understand it.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    "The vehicle I choose to drive puts me at greater risk of injury and death, regardless of who is at fault, so I'm going to drive in a manner that further increases my risk of injury or death."

    See how ridiculous that sounds?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Surely they have more incentive to drive safe coz the price of having an accident is so much higher for them (physical injury, maiming and death).

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I'm not saying they shouldnt ride safe. Riders doing 80kmh along hoddle street amongst stop start traffic are insane. But doing illegal stuff to avoid cars is often not unsafe riding. Staying the F away from cars is the safest bet.

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