Older Motorcycle Riders Driving Death Rate Higher
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as are sportbike riders , as last weeks scare monger thread reported
the way I look at it, liars figure, and figures lie, stastistics can be manipulated to say anything you want them to say
In Mass., the most recent data shows that the rate of fatalities has dropped even as the number of regestrations has increased substantially. As more motorcycling freaks register multiple bikes, those numbers mean less and less. Until >edit< someone gets some stats on actual miles acrued by specific riding segments, all that numbers shit is just numbers. I think between the wife & I, we're responsible for at least one percentage point drop in fatalities this season. >knocks wood<
Holy crap.....that is what 'older' means???!!!
fuck me
Motorcycling Safer Than Horseback Riding: Study
The Canadian Press
A new Canadian study says horseback riding is more dangerous than motorcycling, skiing and football. (iStock Images)
CALGARY - Hold your horses!
A new Canadian study says horseback riding is more dangerous than motorcycling, skiing and football. The University of Calgary-Calgary Health Region study recommends that riders wear helmets and safety vests to avoid life-altering injuries.
The research team says a review of 7,941 trauma patients at Foothills Medical Centre over 10 years found that 151 people were severely injured while horseback riding.
And almost half of the those who were injured were veteran riders who required surgery.
"For many of the people we interviewed, their riding accident was a life-changing moment," Jill Ball, an occupational health therapist at Foothills, said in a release Sunday.
"These are riders with an average of 27 years of experience at the time of their injury, riding horses that were also experienced and well-trained.
"I love horses, and grew up on horseback, but now I wear a helmet and vest when I go riding."
The study published in the American Journal of Surgery says the hospital injury rate for equestrian activity was more than three times higher than for motorcycle riding.
Researchers discovered a high incidence of chest injuries.
They were also surprised to learn that most riding accidents occurred in wide-open spaces on firm ground on sunny, summer afternoons.
"Previous studies assumed that major accidents on horseback were caused by rookie riders on untrained horses or bad weather - something we now know is simply not true," said Dr. Rob Mulloy, clinical assistant professor of surgery at the university.
Mulloy, who is also a trauma surgeon, said while most riders said their accidents were preventable, only nine per cent were wearing helmets.
"That tells us we need to focus our efforts on experienced horsemen and women, reminding them to respect their training and embrace the safety equipment that save lives."