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Helmets work but after working in automotive safety, motorcycles are death traps. I can't emphasize this enough. They are no automobile, and are not comparabl
by safetyengineer 6y ago
Helmets work but after working in automotive safety, motorcycles are death traps.
I can't emphasize this enough.
They are no automobile, and are not comparable.
- nethunters 6y agoWhat other precautionary methods could help reduce mortality rates of motorcycles?
- grumple 6y agoBuild a car around them?
- nmridul 6y agoIn India TATA tried that. Built $2000 car (tata nano). Target audience were the bike going families. First , the motor bikes are cheap. So you need car matching that cost and you end up compromising a lot. https://thewire.in/business/tata-nano-why-did-the-people-not-want-the-peoples-car https://thewire.in/business/tata-nano-why-did-the-people-not...
- SulfurHexaFluri 6y agoKeeping your speed under 40km/h would do a lot. And removing cars from streets.
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoYeah, the average speed of traffic in Pakistan, at least in the areas I visited, was much lower that I'd expect to see in the USA.
- SulfurHexaFluri 6y agoWhen you look at the curve of chance of death vs speed, it very very rapidly rises. You have very little risk of serious injury at 40km/h and almost certain death at 60km/h
- phobosanomaly 6y agoThat's why so many people like them. It's a pleasant distraction from sitting in a fluorescently-lit cubicle getting diabetes, and facing the dread of going home to another night's existential crisis. Twist that throttle and there's a gentle tap on the shoulder and a whisper, 'hey buddy, just wanted to remind you that you're actually alive'.