To old to Ride
I read a blog today and it really got me thinking. It was about when we become to old, should we stop riding motorcycles. I think there is a point where we not only endanger ourselves, but innocent bystanders also. We have to take our own well-being and the safety of others into account anytime we put ourselves in control of any type of motor vehicle.
Here was my response to the Blog:
Norm, I agree with you completely. There will be a time when I need to stop riding, just like there is a time when I should stop driving. I’m hoping that neither of them comes to soon. Motorcycle riding definitely takes more skill, coordination and awareness than driving a car. Some of those traits go away quickly as you age.
One point I’d like to counter you on though. The increase in the number of accidents riders over the age of 40 is not completely due to age. For several years now the number of riders over 40 has been increasing more than any other age group. We are finding that more and more new riders are coming into the world of motorcycling with little and often no previous experience. We’ve all heard that guy talking about how he “used to ride in his 20’s.” But he never tells us that it was just a mini-bike or dirt-bike before he roars off on his $30,000 chopper. Those guys are partially to blame for the increase in fatalities.
Other than that, you are dead on…..
If you ride You got to decide to be responsible in every way.