I've watched more than a couple flat line.
You cannot hide behind responsibility like it is some type of shield for being what you truly are. I am a single responsible father, and I ride a motorcycle on the street. I also practice medicine and have for many years now. Too dangerous? I can show you pictures and tell you story upon story of how stupid and needlessly people check-out of this dance. Sorry to break everyone's bubble, but the leading cause ain't bikes! On the highways and by-ways, hands down it's poor conditions, two or caged four! Rain (rarely do I get caught in it) logging trucks.......... 2am, bars close, you're on the road......congratulations your risk factor of a fatal car crash (sober or not) just went up stratispherically! Sure I've seen bikers crunched, crunched good too, scary? Sure. Just recently had a 4 car nasty, two young kids decapitated, 18 wheeler involved, kicker was one of the eye witnesses was a sport biker that rode through the accident happening, yup, zipped through it, stopped and stayed until the rescue squads arrived, ended up telling the trooper what happened!
You have no idea how many nurses, physicians, physical therapists see me ride in to the hospital and shake their heads, "You drive so fast, all the time, you are going to get it some day". "Damn crotch rockets".
If any RESPONSIBLE, SAFE, DUTIFUL, WIMP thinks I am going to buy a tank to drive, so that Polly Behive doesn't adorn her Hummer bumper with me, pulllllease!
Can we please define this idiot line, "too dangerous" Chisakes folks eating peanuts down at Sammies Suds is dangerous, yup, peanut is aspirated into your trachea, obstructed airway, brain damage ensues in 4 minutes, death in 6-9 minutes. Dead of the ridiculously dangerous combination of peanut and beer consumption??!!
Love the rush of a ride up on two? Learn to do it right, get on a bike that you can handle and practice evasive/corrective actions.
Me....... I'll die living, I see hundreds everyday that are walking/driving around caged........ already dead.