If safety is the objective, outlaw motorcycles

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April 5, 2006

Anonymous The Meridian Star Wed Apr 05, 2006, 11:11 PM CDT

In regards to motorcycle deaths and injuries, has anyone ever thought about outlawing motorcycles?

Federal laws govern the safety standards of four-wheeled street vehicles, but Uncle Sam doesn’t say much about piloting one of the most unsafe motor vehicles publicly available. Even with all the training and preventive measures available, short of mandatory roll cages on all motorcycles (a ludicrous thought at best), what can save a motorcycle rider from the careless driver of a car? What separates the biker from the pavement when a deer or other animal finds pleasure in the street? Nothing.

I am confident that even the cheapest, lightest, plastic-made car protects its passengers more than the safest motorcycle. So why should we allow the iron horse to ride?

Dave Mathena

Meridian

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