VA moto fatalities down for 2012

[Slide Panda]

A drop of 17.7% from 2011

http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=225e5fa2f63986cda604212a9&id=1e72cd9824&e=aeeca8213b

No specific reasons cited which would be interesting. But hey good news is good news.

[militar3rd]

Still think 1 fatality is 1 too many.

[Slide Panda]

Operating (or riding in) a motor vehicle of any kind has risks - it's inherent. Only way to avoid it is to completely removed from it... even then peds get killed. It's rather hard to avoid.

[Autohag]

Here's my hypothesis:

1. The weather. It was dang hot this summer. I think a record was tied for most consecutive days above 90.
2. Gas prices. Went up.
3. Some LEOs unfairly targeting some bikes. Lots of chatter on forums about some VA state police officers in particular.

These contribute to 17.7% less joy riding.

[venomousr1993]

I was a MSF instructor...mean while several of us here took our antics to the track.  Maybe those helped the factors

[Autohag]

I was a MSF instructor...mean while several of us here took our antics to the track.  Maybe those helped the factors

Hmm, yeah... Come to think of it I didn't ride at all April-September.