Some are more risk averse than others. You seem to be more risk averse. The pleasure that you would derive from riding a motorcycle does not trump the risk associated with it. For others, including myself, it does. That’s all there is to it.

I’m glad you’ve been safe and happy riding all those years. I’ve had grandparents that lived into their 80's and 90's smoking and eating bacon everyday. But it’s just not odds I’m willing to play.

At the opposite end of the spectrum is this guy-

The idea of peeing with no means to wipe is...nah.

You really couldn’t take a wiz in the woods? Bears do it - even lady bears...

Family and responsibilities man. And no way to ride in the summer when I go to work.

She came into an exit, and panicked.

This is current day Vancouver, where said mom would likely come back and say, “I am sorry baby, are you hurt? I ordered a new Bentley w/ run flat tire you won’t need to go through this again.”

This won the Stereotype Bingo: Asian, teen, bad driving, expensive vehicle, Vancouver...