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Author Topic: VA moto fatalities down for 2012  (Read 1387 times)
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« on: November 07, 2012, 07:53:31 AM »
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.
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2012, 08:30:08 AM »
Still think 1 fatality is 1 too many.
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2012, 08:46:22 AM »
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.
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-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
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« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2012, 11:39:15 AM »
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.
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« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2012, 04:30:44 PM »
I was a MSF instructor...mean while several of us here took our antics to the track.  Maybe those helped the factors
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« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2012, 11:35:46 AM »
Quote from: venomousr1993 on November 11, 2012, 04:30:44 PM
I was a MSF instructor...mean while several of us here took our antics to the track.  Maybe those helped the factors
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Hmm, yeah... Come to think of it I didn't ride at all April-September.
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