@qualitygal
Got that right....I was a thirty year motorcycle rider....Rode every state east of the MIssissippi, no trailering, rode in rain, sun, wind......
I quit because of near misses with careless drivers.
You hit the nail on the head.
There are worse things than getting killed on a motorcycle or a bicycle...and that's being crippled for life, living in a wheelchair, or worse. Alive, but dead.
My 66 year old sister has horses and I worry about her too....she rides alone on trails....and aside from the unbalanced people out there and the threat to women, I worry about her getting severly injured ( not so much killed) and spending retirement in a wheelchair. Or getting kicked.
She laughs it off....but I'm serious. In my case, it was close enough calls with careless drivers on phones or just not paying attention....in her case, I just don't want her to get hurt.
I KNOW it's not good to dwell on what COULD happen, but as we age, it's not responsible to take chances where death might NOT be the outcome....Who would care for you? Who will pay? Where will you be warehoused if you DON'T die from the accident?
I live alone and cared for my Mom the last ten years of her life. In part I quit motorcycle riding because death on that motorcycle were the least of my problems.
Even something as "simple" as broken leg or ankle or god forbid a TBI, who'd care for my Mom? Who'd care for me? Where will I live if I hang on for another twenty years?
Morbid yes.
But death is not the WORST thing that can happen to a person wiht a somewhat dangerous hobby
Now watch. I'll fall down the basement stairs getting the wash out of the washer ..or slip in the tub!!!!
But...you know what I mean.....!!