You’re less likely to die in a car than on a bike.

Also motorcycles are off the chart.

Actually safety is just “how likely you are to be killed by a car” isn’t it?

A fair amount of motorcyclists manage to do themselves in on their own, but based on the shit I’ve heard from riders about near misses I’d bet it’s more car induced than anything.

Generally there’s a Dunning-Kruger effect that kills motorcyclists (same for pilots) in the first year or two, or some close calls scare them of motorbikes. Old / experienced motorcyclists are so hyperaware that they do pretty well.

The hyper awareness killed the enjoyment for me.