On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 10:10:11PM +0530, sastry wrote: > > I notice most non-Indians attribute a higher risk factor to > > motorcycles than we do. I wonder why that is? > > I think Eugen was referring to the exercise - or lack thereof with motorised > bikes.
Both, actually. Arguably, I'm increasing my risk somewhat by not wearing a bike helmet, but I mostly drive through the forest, and look lively in those rare cases when sharing space with motorists (which are well-trained here, I wouldn't dream to try this in USia). > In India bikes are dangerous. Period. They are used because they are Bikes are dangerous everywhere, period. Especially, without integral helmets -- then they're deadly. > affordable, cheaper to run and the risk seems worth taking. The "convenience" > of being able to dodge traffic is no big deal. When traffic gets jammed - it > gets jammed - bikes and all. -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
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