Insurance industry pushing for anti-lock brakes on bikes

Started by Popeye the Sailor, May 07, 2010, 12:09:51 PM

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ducatiz

Interesting, it just makes me afraid that like car conveniences have done, it will make things worse as riders get lazy.

In the old days nothing turned your lights on\off and if you couldn't drive in wet you died.

However bikes are not as forgiving as cars.  Get lazy on a bike and you die.
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Quote from: ducatiz on May 09, 2010, 06:26:28 AM
Interesting, it just makes me afraid that like car conveniences have done, it will make things worse as riders get lazy.

In the old days nothing turned your lights on\off and if you couldn't drive in wet you died.

However bikes are not as forgiving as cars.  Get lazy on a bike and you die.

Could happen I guess, but I doubt it. A moto has a lot of different ways to kill an inexperienced/lazy rider where ABS will be of no value. To me, ABS is useful for panic stops...and worse, panic stops in the rain...when even the best of riders can be startled and lock things up.