On 15 Jan 2005 16:25:31 -0800, jim rozen
wrote:

In article , Ed Huntress says...

... You check everything.

That is, if you want to stay alive. A bit of motorcycle experience is a very
powerful lesson in defensive driving. It really sharpens your attention.
Assuming you live through it, of course.

I've been riding (commuting, mostly) since 1981. Some of this
was in the boston metropolitan area.

I've always wanted to start an insurance agency to insure
a certain class of car drivers: that subset who also
hold motorcycle licenses.

I figure they're probably under-represented in car accidents
because of their m/c skills.

Jim

I remember the Cycle magazine interviewer asking Hurt (the author of
the report I referenced) whether any of his personal riding habits had
changed. He said he no longer rode on freeways at night. If you go
down and separate from your bike, your only chance was to come up
running at 55 mph (I guess that'd be 85 now) in the right direction.

The report sticks in my mind because I thought his methodology and
conclusions were top notch.

Pete Keillor