The most sobering facts to me were these:
Per vehicle miles traveled in 2006, motorcyclists were about 35 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a traffic crash, and eight times more likely to be injured.
... and ...
Forty-one percent of riders who died in single-vehicle crashes in 2007 had blood alcohol levels of .08 grams/deciliter or higher (they were legally drunk).
Pretty clear you GREATLY increase your survival chances by avoiding the drink.
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