Saw this on Youtube. Very interesting , but I feel the Statistics are off a bit. See for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAzBp6jD3sE

 

SCARY STATS....Way to MANY ..LETS BE SAFE OUT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!.........LOWER THOSE STATS!!!!!!!! JAKESTER.......TIM...

 

39% increase is very hard to believe, but.......... young blood and fast bikes just don't mix very well.

 

That seems high,never trust stats.I cant remember what state it was,maybe someone else does,North or South Carolina where ever.The states leading newspapers headline stated M.C. fatalities were up 50% yeah right.Abate checked it out.1 from yr before 2 that yr ,non-riders read that and helmet laws follow.The paper didnt retract the article cause it was true,sure was misleading but registrations were up 40% and the second was car-mc,cars fault,that didnt make the paper.

 

What I love is that Sec. of the DOT under Bush rides and that being an expatriate from the best state in the Union... PA that they provide free MSF courses... I had to pay in the Peoples Republic of Connecticut

 

Here is aweb pageregarding cycle's in Iowa.

http://www.iowasms.org/conferences/m...eForumData.pdf

Here is another with more up to date stat's

http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/gt...motorcycle.pdf

 

80% of all statistics are made up, and of that 80% approximately 56% are heavily embelished with personal opinion and interjections while the remaining 34% are usually only 50% correct, 25% are only marginally correct, and the other 25% are completely baseless, consisting only of human excrement and greenhouse gases.

 

what about the remaining 10%?

 

Chalk it up to pain meds + cough syrup + bad math + FFS (fat fingered syndrome =).

I meant to type 24% instead of 34%. Therefore the remaining 20% would be statistically sound. (+/- 16.8524891%)

 

was it just me, or did anyone else notice those two nimrods splitting the double yellow line (TWICE) going into a turn. I wish the news crew had selected a couple more "suitable" riders for their "safety interview.
And, I wonder how many of their statistics involved in crashes were actualy endorsed riders??
just food for thought.