Thensley
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Fairly old study that I don't recall seeing before. Some findings are intuitive and some not so much so, in fact a bit surprising. Caution, requires a bit of reading for just the summary on this web page.
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~john/vfr/hurt.html
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Bucky
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That's the "Hurt Report". It helped shape training curriculum after publication.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_Report
Due in large part to the extreme increase in frequency of US motorcycle fatalities since the Hurt Report was published, a new study, begun in 2009, is underway at Oklahoma State University.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/tfhrc/projects/safety/motorcycles/MCCS/links.cfm
Apparently it may take a matter of years to conclude and publish. They want to dig in pretty deeply to go beyond who is at fault to include causation if possible. One source figured a cost of $7500 per accident to complete the study.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811280.pdf
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SSGRex
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Here, let me save them a lot of time and money...
CAGERS ON CELL PHONES!!!!!!!!
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locopony
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A very old man pulled out in front of me yesterday. No cell phone involved. I understand that cell phone usage causes a lot of wrecks (I dont like to call them accidents). I don't think they they should be banned though. I think the penalty should be higher. Like maybe a $30,000.00 fine for being at fault while using a cell.
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JasonSonOfEd
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"Very old man" NOW that brings up another topic on age limits..  
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locopony
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We don't need more restrictions. Just heavy penalties for destroying another persons property and life.
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SSGRex
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I agree...without getting on a soapbox and violating the AUP, I'm against adding more laws about anything.
But I'd certainly support vehicular manslaughter/assault charges for persons causing a crash while using a cell phone.
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SSGRex
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Quote:
A very old man pulled out in front of me yesterday.
If you happened to be up in Killeen for some reason, it was probably my father-in-law.
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Greybeard
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I'll always remember a time when a friend's mother was giving several of us a ride home from school on a rainy day. She pulled out from a stop sigh in front of a VW. My friend said, "Mom, there's a car coming!" Without looking, she said, "Oh, I can't see small cars." Obviously, she did see it or she would not have known the size. This, I suspect, is the cause of a lot of cage/bike accidents, damn idiot thinks, "Hmph, motorcycle. Can't see those." and turns anyway.
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brindle
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Or they think "Can't hurt me" 
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