Just like for those "death trap" cars, here's some #s for bikes:
'07: 38.01 motorcycle fatalities per 100,000,000 miles, or 1 per 2,630,887 miles...
Unlike cages @14,000 miles/year, Kelly Blue Book says bikes accumilate 3000-6000 miles/year; NHTSA says 2411 for '00. Hmmm... well in the absence of better data I'll use the average 2411+3000+6000/3=3803... OK, 4000 miles/year, which is quite a bit more than I average.
2,630,887 miles/4000 miles per year = 658 years.
Bikes are about 10x worse than cages per mile (Car odds were 6,300 years of driving before getting nailed)
And yet, 658 years is how many lifetimes???
And that is why I oppose this proposed mandate as well. As always, wearing a helmet and other gear is always an option for those that feel the need.