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I feel safer riding my motorcycle than my car. Safety is much more of a pressing issue on a motorcycle and has me "on edge" (in a good way) at all times. Reading every situation you are in, looking for ways out of situations if they were to happen, being engaged, etc. I have commuted on motorcycles for years and years, some years all year round in sleet and pouring rain on dual sports, sport bikes, standards, etc. I have raced at an amateur level on race tracks and done the track days many times so I know the limits of the bikes I have owned.
When I drive my car I get lazy. I don't concentrate as hard on the task at hand. I feel less safe, more because of my complacency than anything.
That being said, while I may feel safer on my motorcycle I recognize that I am obviously less safe than in my car. While the chances of me causing an accident are probably lower with my motorcycle, the chances of getting hurt by other motorists are much, much higher.
Just my $0.02.
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