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Oregon Motorcycle Fatalities Rise with Aging Riders

West News • October 26, 2007
The motorcycle fatality rate in Oregon is climbing along with the size of bikes' engines and the age of riders. The number of riders who are killed, as measured by deaths per 10,000 registered ...

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Subject: Need to look at causes of accidents

Posted On: October 26, 2007, 9:47 am CDT
Posted By: Former biker
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I think they need to take a wider view and research and tabulate the cause of the accidents to determine if aging riders or the size of the bikes are even factors at all. Aren't most motorcycle accidents caused by failure of the other driver to see the biker ? Maybe part of the problem is aging drivers of the other vehicles ? No way to know without doing the appropriate research. I think the writer of this article had too limited a focus - had already pre-determined it to be only one or two factors causing the increase.
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RE: Loud Pipesl Dave
Oct 29, 2007, 8:18 am
Loud Pipesl ME
Oct 26, 2007, 4:17 pm
RE: Look at the Bright Side Older Rider
Oct 26, 2007, 3:17 pm
Look at the Bright Side Alex
Oct 26, 2007, 2:43 pm
RE: RE: Moot Point Watch the price of gas
Oct 26, 2007, 2:07 pm
RE: RE: Moot Point Rick
Oct 26, 2007, 1:56 pm
RE: Moot Point batlast
Oct 26, 2007, 1:28 pm
Moot Point Dread
Oct 26, 2007, 1:25 pm
RE: Need to look at causes of accidents Bart
Oct 26, 2007, 1:15 pm
Need to look at causes of accidents Former biker
Oct 26, 2007, 9:47 am
Finally Rider
Oct 26, 2007, 9:28 am
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