rockits
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I have only done some brief research this week or so and uncovered some fairly stark and shocking statistics. There are no exact or firm statistics as not all incidents are recorded.
When you see statements like this it does make you stop and think:
A UK hospital found "that a motorcyclist would expect to have a serious accident once in every 7,500 hours they spent on a bike.
For horse riders they found there would be a serious accident once in every 350 hours. "
We know that motorbikes can be statistically dangerous. This is often with riders wearing a fairly high tech full face/head helmet and often some other additional forms of protection. Many horse riders don't always seem to be as well protected and the risk and danger for serious injury or death seems to be statistically higher than many other activities.
We all think differently and don't agree on many things. It would be good to have accurate statistics in place to be able to give parents/riders the information that is required to make a good solid/informed decision about the risks involved.
When you see statements like this it does make you stop and think:
A UK hospital found "that a motorcyclist would expect to have a serious accident once in every 7,500 hours they spent on a bike.
For horse riders they found there would be a serious accident once in every 350 hours. "
We know that motorbikes can be statistically dangerous. This is often with riders wearing a fairly high tech full face/head helmet and often some other additional forms of protection. Many horse riders don't always seem to be as well protected and the risk and danger for serious injury or death seems to be statistically higher than many other activities.
We all think differently and don't agree on many things. It would be good to have accurate statistics in place to be able to give parents/riders the information that is required to make a good solid/informed decision about the risks involved.