http://www.howwedrive.com/2008/12/05/risk-roundup/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 May 2012 05:31:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.howwedrive.com/2008/12/05/risk-roundup/#comment-3406 Ronald Pottol Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:50:56 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=458#comment-3406 The rise in motorcycle fatalities has been an interesting question, there have not been dramatic changes in ridership that would explain it, but some speculate that the rise of SUVs is a cause. You hit a car, and you are likely to go over it, you hit an SUV, and you are likely to just slam into the side of it. The motorcycles haven't changed much, the riders continue to age (I'd expect more experience to counter slowing reflexes), but there sure are more SUVs. The rise in motorcycle fatalities has been an interesting question, there have not been dramatic changes in ridership that would explain it, but some speculate that the rise of SUVs is a cause. You hit a car, and you are likely to go over it, you hit an SUV, and you are likely to just slam into the side of it. The motorcycles haven’t changed much, the riders continue to age (I’d expect more experience to counter slowing reflexes), but there sure are more SUVs.

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