Your point is well taken, but there is some agency on the part of motorcyclists in not getting killed. I wear a white helmet, neon green onsie, and a high-viz a

Your point is well taken, but there is some agency on the part of motorcyclists in not getting killed. I wear a white helmet, neon green onsie, and a high-viz airbag vest when I ride. I also won't ride impaired. I also make sure to take at least one safety training course per year. I am fastidious about following distances. I am constantly scanning for situations where drivers are likely to commit an error. I leave my bike in gear at stoplights and watch my rearview mirrors. I give myself an escape path. Most of these things help me avoid killing myself on my bike, but they also reduce my risk of getting killed by others. The idea that there is a bimodal distribution of riders is pretty apparent to me. EDIT: There are likely many "car at fault" crashes where the motorcyclist, though legally in the right, could have avoided the crash. That said, hell yeah motorcycles are dangerous even for this safety obsessed nerd. Further, I agree they are not a solution for everyone. My bike stays parked if I think I could encounter freezing road conditions. I love riding, but my bicycle is far more practical as transportation than my motorcycle is.