If ``most people are awful drivers. You know it. I know it. It’s a fact of life that can’t be avoided..,’’ then why are so many of the awful drivers in America?

You won’t see nearly as many Germans dawdling in the left lane, changing lanes or turning without signalling, or texting while driving. And they have fewer…

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<<<First off, it's very dangerous for motorcycles to stop on the slick oil covered toll booth.>>>

It'd be amazing at $4,500. At $6k, it's too much.

Please don't get a Sportster. A used Bonneville would be a vastly better bike.

Add some books on riding skills, constant practicing, head-to-toe safety gear, advanced riding schools, track days and good maintenance practices and that risk drops even further.

This needs to be emphasized more. By simply wearing a helmet and not drinking and riding, you will greatly reduce your chance of dying on a motorcycle. Add an MSF course for good measure and your risk factor will be further reduced.

Again, the math is just incredibly misleading. You see an overall crash or death rate for "motorcyclists." Remove the drunk ones (half of all crashes), the unskilled ones, the ones without safety gear, etc etc etc and it's just not that dangerous a thing to do.