motorbike accidents

Is that the company that makes the cheap bikes with the styling of a ducatti in mind? and they have little 250cc engines in them?

Best of luck with your license anyway

 

Have you tried searching Google Australia for info?? They may even be able to give you state by state bike crash figures? Maybe??

Best of luck with your licence mate. Break a leg.........or not!

 

I think you will find biggest crash segment is the older (40's typically) guys with existing licences which get automatically renewed (like mine), been "off" bikes for a while due to business and family etc and now after a long absence open the cheque book and get the latest and not invest in track time to get back up to speed with the latest missiles thinking they've got all the skill they need using memories from a decade ago..

 

well, the good news is most bike riders only have one accident. well, that's kinda the bad news too.

stats won't help you anymore than knowing that statistcally one in 6 times you roll the dice you roll a 3. each time you take off from the lights or lean into a corner you're throwing the dice again.

 

and you got that information from.......................???

 

Personal experience?

 

I'd spend your time reading about how to ride, not how much they are crashed. You shouldn't be thinking about crashing while riding anyway...

Here are some sites which have alot of useful info:

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/howto/

http://www.tacsafety.com.au/jsp/content/NavigationController.do?areaID=1&tierID=1&navID=293795D07F000001002098FF21718FAE&navLink=null&pageID=342

http://www.roadsafety.mccofnsw.org.au/

The last site has detailed accident statistics.

 

In article saw in recent months showing graph by age group from govt stats.

Don't have a link but just noted & remebered it especially since I fell right in the demographic at the same time I was doing something about it as per http://www.easterncreekridedays.com.au/

 

+1

Those stats are interesting, but at the end of the day, those statistics wont save your life if you ride like an idiot

 

Be 6 times more alert on the road when riding . Get your licence and Go to cornering school at Eastern Creek. Get used to your bike.
Keep out of blind spots in traffic. Leave space between you and cars.
Statistics won't keep you alive your extra care will . Enjoy safely.

 

OK not Eastern Creek but where ever Cornering School is in Melbourne.

 

Speaking of government stats:

http://www.roadsafety.mccofnsw.org.au/a/38.html

 

that makes more sense

 

got my learners last july, now on a R date lic until this July, and was gonna get a 250 whatever, settles on a 748 Duke..........if u have to go u might as well go out with a bang

 

Well take care.. no point in rushing to make yourself go out with a bang prematurely. Go do a track day and riding course or 3!