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Originally Posted by Tmall
But with your reasoning, just riding your bike makes it your fault. If you'd have not ridden, you wouldn't have wrecked on those days.
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Oh no you don't! I said that I could have avoided the circumstances which means riding my bike, at that time, in that location, in the reckless manner I was riding. If I had modified those factors, I could have avoided my crashes. I'm not saying "avoid riding period".
Examples;
1. 1998 deer crash
a. I was riding at dusk
b. doing 80+ in a 45
c. out in the country
2. 2001 rear ended on the way to Blessing of the bikes
a. was leading a large pack of sport bikes
b. doing well over 100 mph
c. passing a large group of slower moving Harleys
d. went back over to the right without checking mirror and nitwit was passing me on one wheel.
3. 2007 high side
a. was doped up on pain killers
b. low temperature
c. didn't let my tires warm up properly
d. caught a manhole cover in a corner that I didn't notice
I could go on but my point is I could have avoided all of these accidents with better judgment/behavior.
You go out riding and a meteor hits you-unavoidable.
You go riding after being told there's a meteor shower coming and you are hit by one-judgment and completely avoidable.