Is it wise for couple's with kids ....?

[ab]

Is it wise for couple's with kids to ride 2-up?

I always thought it strange when married couples ride 2-up? Is it really wise to both be in an accident same time?  Who takes care of who then due to injury? Bills? Loss of job?  etc
( most jobs fire you if you don't show up 2 work in 30 days even if u critically ill At hospital ). Know a rider guy that it happen to at my previous job.

[krolik]

Do you ride in the same car? Fly on the same airplane?

[ab]

R u HONESTLY gonna tell me the probability of an accident is the same ? a motorcycle vs the other modes of transportation?

[ungeheuer]

Is it wise for couple's with kids to ride 2-up?

Is it wise? You want to apply logic to something as unnecessarily frivolous as riding motorcycles??

Is it really wise to both be in an accident same time?

No.

Although IMO "accidents" never are accidents, but thats a whole other debate.

[Triple J]

I don't think so. Accidents are just that, but moto accidents tend to be more serious. So do plane accidents, but they're obviously a lot more rare.

My wife and I won't ride 2-up since we've had our son.

[Triple J]

Although IMO "accidents" never are accidents, but thats a whole other debate.

I tend to agree with that; however, sometimes good moto riders get caught up in stupid car driver's bad choices. At that point it doesn't really matter.

[koko64]

My wife and I ride 2up regularly. We have four kids. They love going pillion too.

With the precious cargo on the back you bet I am extra vigilant, very defensive, very selective of where and when we ride, quiet roads, etc. AGAT as well.

But there's no guarantees.

[GK]

My wife and I ride 2up regularly. We have four kids. They love going pillion too.

With the precious cargo on the back you bet I am extra vigilant, very defensive, very selective of where and when we ride, quiet roads, etc. AGAT as well.

But there's no guarantees.

You blessed buggers! My wife won't ride pillion anymore. Hasn't really done so for nearly 10 years.

If your Mrs wants to go pillion, I say "let it be done!" 

GK

[MikeZ]

My wife and I ride 2up regularly. We have four kids. They love going pillion too.

With the precious cargo on the back you bet I am extra vigilant, very defensive, very selective of where and when we ride, quiet roads, etc. AGAT as well.

But there's no guarantees.

Same here except I only have 3 kids.
Everything we do has some inherent risk.  We just try to keep it to a minimum while still doing what we like   

[Ducatamount]

Is it wise to ride a motorcycle?

Fixed.

[zooom]

I am of the opinion that accidents are generally out of your control and therefore should be treated as prepared for but not thought of for the idea of if you keep it on the forefront of your mind, you are more likely to have something happen...

now, that being said...I completely understand where this thought process comes from and I will not attack it or say that it is wrong...but I will say, just make sure regardless of what you do, make sure your ducks are in a row and all logistics are covered and you have an action plan in place that is known and if possible, legally situated on paper as such, and live life for what is to come and not for what may happen...

[El-Twin]

I wouldn't do it. In fact I didn't do it.

The wife and I rode for ten years when we were young and carefree. Put a lot of great memories in the bank. But when the time came for kids, the bike went out to pasture. Time goes by and now that the kids are grown, the two-wheeled option again awaits in the garage.

Lets face it, there's enough risk in riding in the best of circumstances. Why double it? Sometimes we just have to give up something we love for the greater good.

Just my $0.02 worth. 

[muskrat]

in case of accident make sure you have enough disability insurance to cover your bills, not just the long-term care your company provides.  just saying...

[PhilB]

My wife has her own bike, and now that our daughter has reached the age of majority, she has a couple bikes as well.

PhilB

[SteveO.]

We've got a few kids and my wife won't ride because of them, which I understand and respect. My philosophy is never let fear dictate whether you'll do something you enjoy.  I have this debate all the time with my father in law (ER doctor who sees the aftermath) who hates my dirtbikes, Monster and some of my other hobbies because they're "risky".  I'd rather live a great life doing the things that make me happy than a *possibly* longer, boring one.