The next time a doctor says riding is dangerous show em this

[smurfsdad]

I don't know how accurate these numbers are, but I suspect they are pretty close...

Hospital Emergency Room people and Doctors are the first to tell everyone how dangerous motorcycles are. The next time you hear this kind of mindless yapping, throw these stats into the conversation.

Number of physicians in the U.S. - 700,000
Accidental deaths caused per year - 98,000
Accidental deaths per Doctor - 0.14
or
One out of every 7.14 doctors caused an accidental death.

Number of motorcycles in the U.S. - 4,000,000
Accidental deaths per year - 2,000
Accidental deaths per bike - 0.0005
or
One rider was killed out of every 2,000 bikes.

Therefore, doctors are approximately 280 times more dangerous than motorcycles!

[ROCK HUGGER]

I like that:D

[Weasel]

But the numbers forget....what about all the injury's??

I mean, they don't all kill, some just bust your head open, remove arms, legs, break bones, etc. Enough stuff to change your life with out killing ya.

[Jaiden]

If we were all to quit all the things that are bad for us what fun would we have. Then all the quacks would have to go back to school to fix my emotional problems not figure out why I cant raise my arm over my head anymore "seperated shoulder". So in my honest opinion they need to say thank you more often "j/k".

[Brad]

thats great :laughing:

printed out, seems id rather stay on my bike than go to the hospital with the deadly doctors;)

[ErikB]

I might have to show this to my parents...

Dad (doctor) and mom (nurse) wouldn't let me get a motorcycle (actually I really wanted an ATC back then...), or a skateboard because they said they were "too dangerous."

Never could afford an ATC as a kid, so I bought myself a skateboard :flipoff2: and now that I can afford them, I have dirtbikes too. :D

[snacksnack]

i always had the same kinda problem they wouldnt buy me a skateboard so i bought it myself but they would buy me motocycles just as long as they were not racing bikes so i wouldnt get hurt well guess what ive been racing for 4 years now and im pretty darn good at it could have made a carrer at it had i statred out younger oh well maybe for the better i will just keep shooting for the freestyle :rasta: :rasta:

[APRIL'S RAINMAN]

then you should note all the malpractice . i have friend who went in for a her appendix removed and they removed her ovories instead. she was just married and 22 yrs old and can never have kids! i think thats worse than fender bender any day......i take that stuff personal i run my own bike shop i hate those attitudes!