Is Traffic Accident Rate involving Motorbikes all Make up??
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What are ur views people?
I never seen any accident involving motorbike in my life, but keep hearing people saying that the accident rate for bikes are extremely high.
Is this a trick by the Goverment to inject fear into motorbikers, to discourage people from buying motorbikes and riding them? -
Nope, it's real, my father just witness one motorbike accident 2 or 3 weeks ago, passenger died, driver injured.
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i jus had a presentation on traffic accidents and my main pt was to cre8 awareness for motorcyclists..
u should know that they only have a helmet as protection.. compared to other vehicles like cars, lorries.. motorcycle is like a naked child.. cars have a steel body, seat belt, air bag.. even if kanna accident also have low chance of death.. unless damn jia lat lar.. if motorcycle bang any other vehicle that guy sure fly one.. then scrape against the road.. bleed profusely.. then.. die -
I have seen it many times.
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i havent seen a lot, but definitely i have seen some... i guess it the way some bikers drive... they keep zooming in and out between lanes and they drive quite fast... accidents involving bikes and cars are very common... i dont think the figures are made up... -
I have also seen it many times, and most times, the motorcyclist is quite seriously injured.
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they always say the high accident rate of motorcycles.. but they never mention the percentage of bike accidents involving 4 wheelers.. they create awareness for bikers about the danger but they didn't create awareness for other road users about the vulnerability of motorcycles.. and to look out for them..
i am both a rider and a driver.. when i drive.. i definitely look out for motorcycles.. but i don't think many do the same.. because i experience it alot when riding.. it takes both hands to clap.. -
it's true. i've got into accidents 2 times, 1 time my cousin riding than i pillion, kanna knock by a lorry. nothing serious, just dat i vomit
2nd time my ex riding me pillion again.... just came out of carpark, then lost control, then skid liao.
when i ride, nothing happen, only time was when my legs suddently no strength like jelly fall slowly sideways, halfway up a very steep slope.
got 1 frd died from bike accident, only 19ys old. me the one who introduce him ride bike one. heard of frds' frds who died too.
must be careful, can be fatal if not careful. drunk, tipsy, bad mood, tired, sick dun ride.... of course if legs like jelly oso dun ride -
Tat time i at polyclinic... saw tis guy who fall down from bike...
Fall nia... Not so fatally serious... But lik very jia lat ready... he whole leg alot of cuts, and the skin come out... He pain till down there shivering....
So scary... see so painful...
motor bike really dangerous...
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many times... with quite a few fatalities..
2 were from my camp when i was doing my NS.. -
well i belive tt at least 90% of all bike accidents involve a four wheel vehicle somehow...
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totally agreedOriginally posted by eric_jugonz:they always say the high accident rate of motorcycles.. but they never mention the percentage of bike accidents involving 4 wheelers.. they create awareness for bikers about the danger but they didn't create awareness for other road users about the vulnerability of motorcycles.. and to look out for them..
i am both a rider and a driver.. when i drive.. i definitely look out for motorcycles.. but i don't think many do the same.. because i experience it alot when riding.. it takes both hands to clap..
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well a motorcycle is not a toy after all!
u hav to take great care of it n to always be on alert at all times while riding it
if u choose to ride then u hav to take full resposibility in watever happens
i hav seen riders using phones for smsing while riding... yes one hand riding!
u hav been warned, read n heard about all the dangers it could bring so if u think u can surpass all dat n u would be a little lucky... then go ride a bike
always treat 4wheels as a hazard or a monster... watever!
try to always keep away from them if u can
the bigger they r the more dangerous they will be!
never ever speed whenever u hav a pillion!
trying to show off or juz for the fun of it n making ur pillon pay is definately a no no!
whoever of u dat leave tiz world is not goin to be a happy moment...
u definately would never want to be filled wif so much guilt n regrets...
So take great care n ride safely!
To all Bikers from a Biker cum driver
ps: i seriously think dat drivers should be made compusory on a yearly basis to be educated on always keeping a look out for not only cars but most importantly bikes as well. -
I have seen a bike accident b4 but luckily, the driver was not injured. He just fell off the bike.
I have 2 friends who were involved in bike accidents b4. One of them was injured when he make a turn but i think he lost his balance and he fell and now, although he has fully recovered, u can still see the scars on his hand.. Damn scary...
Another one just happened recently. His bike was knocked by another car from behind and as a result, he was hospitalised. -
If you fell down on your own, usually it is not fatal. You break some bones or your back. At the very least you get some scratches.
Most fatalities are because the poor fella is run over by another vehicle, like lorry or bus or even a car.
Speeding is also another cause. When the rider fly and land on his head or wrap himself around a tree, I don't think the helmet will save him.
Usually the newspapers report that the motorcyclist/pillion is killed, and make no mention of the other vehicle involved. So we don't know how the poor chap is killed. Newspapers do not want to mention that the lorry/bus went over the poor fella's head, and the chap died legs kicking.
Motorcyclists ride carefully, and defensively.
Do not let the other vehicle knock you into the path of another vehicle.
Follow the vehicle infront and don't squeeze between vehicles.
The mistake may not be yours, but the life and limb will be yours.
There are 200 plus fatalities per year. Less than 2 per day. Highly likely that when an accident happen, you are not around. -
hi for every bike accidents that gets reported ... many more less serious ones get NOT reported ...Originally posted by bbwolf:What are ur views people?
I never seen any accident involving motorbike in my life, but keep hearing people saying that the accident rate for bikes are extremely high.
Is this a trick by the Goverment to inject fear into motorbikers, to discourage people from buying motorbikes and riding them?
believe me that are many accidents ...
only maybe u luck u never been in one: as for the accident rate the BASTARD TP trying to paint a VERY BAD pic about motorcyclist : tats y i call them TB: traffic BASTARD not TP -
why would they want to discourage people from riding bikes if the accident rate is low...??Originally posted by bbwolf:What are ur views people?
I never seen any accident involving motorbike in my life, but keep hearing people saying that the accident rate for bikes are extremely high.
Is this a trick by the Goverment to inject fear into motorbikers, to discourage people from buying motorbikes and riding them? -
Maybe gov wanna earn more money generated for COE from cars, or keep the no. of vehicles such as bikes and cars balance.
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well, personally i dun think its made up....i seen fren accident b4, either they self skided or they got hit by 4 wheelers.....got a fren hit n run by taxi at pie last yr.....go jb see a bike got hit by the taxi over there n die on the spot, a fren's fren at ph heavily injured and gf died, my ex fireblade owner best fren died infront of him on the spot at lentor sle, my current owner for it hit a car n fly due to malaysian bike cutted into his lane when lane change, ii nearly hitted by taxi afew time coz they tail gate mi till so near.....got once he purposely drive beside me and swerve in and wan hit my leg.....bloody asshole....
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i personally think that 4 wheelers nit to b taught on not to tail gate bike...alot i seen like to tailgate.....u move fast, they still tail gate, u slow down either they high blem u or they tail gate somemore.....
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Interesting topic........
Ok people I've search this forum but there is still 1 thing lacking in it......I know you guys out there have a few years experience of riding under your belt, so why not share safety tips.
For example, never ride your bike less than 50% of the lane....try to ride about 75% of the lane. Reason is that if you are riding at abt 75% of the lane size, drivers have no choice but to change lane in order to overtake you. If you are riding below 50% of the lane size, some idiot dirvers will just overtake you side by side forcing you to the kerb.
If possible, buy riding helmets that is with d-ring not the clip like our porch. Although it is easier to clip our strap than to put in into the ring type, it is the most dangerous as in the event of an accident, the clip tend to break making your helmet flew off from your head!
Please on normal beam instead of using pole light. For better visibility.
Wear full covered gloves. Reason, if we go riding, ccol wid tend to blow making our knuckles slightly numb. In the long run it will affect our hands.
Try to roll yourself instead of sliding on the road when you collide your skid your bike. This is to minimise your injury.
Do not use bloody tinted visor. Although it looks cool, but you will have a hard time riding in the night.
Try to pump your tyre about 10 to 20% more than the recommended. Our body weight plays apart.
Never use cheap tyres. Try to get as much information on tyres as possible before changing it. Tyres are the thing that divide between the bike and the road surface.
That's about all for the moment....;p -
For motorcyclists, I quite sympathise with them somehow cos they are at the losing end all the time in accidents. As a driver, I can only say, you ride, you know what you are getting into, so its to your advantage that you ride safely. remember defensive riding and driving is to expect the other party to make mistakes. So the next time you feel a tendency to speed up and zip in and out, remember who got more to lose when there is an accident, you or the 4 wheeler.
In any case, some practical tips I came across while driving. At night, Motorcyclists should never go too close to a car (tailgating) because it is dark and if you go too close and the car cant see your headlight from the mirror.
Also, I find it dangerous for motorcycles to go in between 2 cars at bends, some motorcycles seem to like to do that. I find it dangerous because most cars in bends do swerve a bit left and right in its own lane so the bike may kena if the car swerve a bit more. -
hehe gasband
i use to do that....riding in between cars while negotiating a bend....the place was SLE exit to yishun where there are 2 bends...first right then left....traveling at 140km/h everytime see that corner until...ahem..i skidded on that bend at 3 in the morning...i was thrown off the bike and my head(with my helmet) crash to the wall;p -
Really???Originally posted by Gent-X:hehe gasband
i use to do that....riding in between cars while negotiating a bend....the place was SLE exit to yishun where there are 2 bends...first right then left....traveling at 140km/h everytime see that corner until...ahem..i skidded on that bend at 3 in the morning...i was thrown off the bike and my head(with my helmet) crash to the wall;p
140kmh on that SLE exit??
I am impressed. -
Mi n my hubby juz encountered one... But itz e driver's fault...