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My cousin was on the carrier Hornet (Dolittle Raid) when it was commissioned and he was there when it was sunk about a year later.
He retired from the Navy in 1955 and opened a Yamaha motorcycle dealership in Key West Florida.
He rode bikes over 300,000 miles and the only time he ever lost control was on a patch of black ice in the Rocky Mountains.
I see stupid driving every day, and the last 3 times I have been in real danger was when an oncoming car came into my lane head on at over 45 MPH. You are dead scenarios.
I remember a recent news clip about a UPS driver than had never been in an accident in 40 years working for the company. They asked him how he had managed to avoid an accident for 40 years, and he told them he just considered every other driver a distracted idiot that was about to do something stupid enough to get him involved in a collision.
On 10 different occasions I have pulled off the road to keep some moron from hitting me in the rear end when I was sitting still.
As I said earlier you can never make a car idiot proof, but you can produce more idiots by making a car that requires less attention to drive safely.
Drove my bike 40 miles today, never got close to any dangerous situation. I keep my eyes peeled for danger and constantly reassess to potential danger points around me. While a better designed for safety car is very important, a driver who anticipates and allows for the inevitable careless actions of others will always be in less danger, than someone who operates a car with absolutely no understanding of the physics of impact and the capabilities of their vehicle.
Ride a bike for a few thousand miles and you will learn to stay alive and show consideration for others, If you don't, like Frank said, you will solve the problem of your own inattention and carelessness.
That being said, most people who have learned to drive for best economy have also applied situational awareness to the same extent as those who drive for self preservation.
regards
Mech
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