From @wantonlywindswept
@prettyarbitrary a bit randomly, have you ever been in a crash? My SIL has always said that she never knew a biker who HADN’T been in one (even minor), so I was wondering if the trend held.
Yep, I have! They’ve all been low-speed crashes: mostly falling over for one reason or another while coming to a stop, although with time I’ve gotten good at slipping out from under before I went over with the bike. It’s not great for the bike to fall over, of course, but it pretty much inevitably happens to them sometimes. And with a light bike, even if you tip over with it, this isn’t much different than falling over on a bicycle. I gave myself a second degree burn on the muffler one time when I fell over with the bike and my pant leg rode up.
The worst crash I’ve been in was still a low-speed one. My dad was riding pillion while I was still learning. He was significantly heavier than me, and one time he tried to lean in a different direction than I was going and it tipped the bike over while I was going about 15 mph. That one did mess up my knee a bit. (Although ironically it’s the other knee that has continued to bother me over the years, and I messed that one up on a bicycle.)
That kind of stuff happens a lot when you’re still learning, and mostly sorts itself out with experience. Also, taking the Basic Rider Course from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation is a really fantastic way to minimize such fuck-ups. They really teach you how to control your bike, minimize your stupid decisions, and be aware of dangers on the road.
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