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Two points come to mind when talking about the "risks" involved in riding bikes.

I haven't seen much mention of this, but I often see bikes lined up outside a bar and think to myself; I wonder how many of those riders are drinking Coke instead of beer. And how many of them will be stone cold sober when they leave the bar. Riding while sober means facing situations that are sometimes beyond your control, and your best possibility of handling those situations is to make sure that your skills are not impaired.

Also, I believe that many bike accidents are the result of over-confidence on the part of the rider. It's been my experience that it is really easy to "hot-dog" on a bike and get away with it most of the time. However, continuing such behavior will eventually lead to trouble.

I am just getting back into riding after a several year layoff. My major concern at the moment is that I currently live on a "high-speed" state highway. My driveway enters onto the road at a point where many cagers are traveling well beyond the 55 MPH speed limit. In my previous biking experiences I was always able to refresh my chops in relatively secluded areas traffic-wise. That's not the case this time and I am hesitant to jump right into the high-speed fray without that chance to renew my skills. I do have a small trailer and while it would be a pain in the neck to trailer the bike to a more favorable locale, it is possible. Any one else face similiar concerns.

JR

jrdudas wrote:Two points come to mind when talking about the "risks" involved in riding bikes.

I haven't seen much mention of this, but I often see bikes lined up outside a bar and think to myself; I wonder how many of those riders are drinking Coke instead of beer. And how many of them will be stone cold sober when they leave the bar. Riding while sober means facing situations that are sometimes beyond your control, and your best possibility of handling those situations is to make sure that your skills are not impaired.

Also, I believe that many bike accidents are the result of over-confidence on the part of the rider. It's been my experience that it is really easy to "hot-dog" on a bike and get away with it most of the time. However, continuing such behavior will eventually lead to trouble.

I am just getting back into riding after a several year layoff. My major concern at the moment is that I currently live on a "high-speed" state highway. My driveway enters onto the road at a point where many cagers are traveling well beyond the 55 MPH speed limit. In my previous biking experiences I was always able to refresh my chops in relatively secluded areas traffic-wise. That's not the case this time and I am hesitant to jump right into the high-speed fray without that chance to renew my skills. I do have a small trailer and while it would be a pain in the neck to trailer the bike to a more favorable locale, it is possible. Any one else face similiar concerns.

JR

I had an issue when I purchased my bike, that I didn't want to jump on it and ride 30 miles of highway to get it home. I rented a trailer and it worked out pretty good.

However, strapping it down was a big pain in the "O Ring". I was going to rent a trailer additional times, but I have some reasonable local roads and it turned out that I didn't need to practice in Mall parking lots as much as I thought once I got to riding.

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