stan23
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Haven't heard of anyone getting hit by a car at the track, but it's still mid-summer.
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Street Vs. Track - Which is safer?
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Haven't heard of anyone getting hit by a car at the track, but it's still mid-summer.
Mike T
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how about close calls with safety cars?
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It's more about your attitude as to how safe each venue is. For this discussion consider this - it's about her attitude about YOUR attitude and judgement. She knows you have been hit by cars multiple times yet you still ride bikes on streets and ride a MC. So she does not trust your judgment.
Get a dirt bike and don't run into a tree and you should be fine. After a few years, you might convince here to get a track bike.
Get a dirt bike and don't run into a tree and you should be fine. After a few years, you might convince here to get a track bike.
Although there is no hard data available, the fact is that a closed course environment is by nature safer.
In addition that one has to compare situations. If the rider is riding agressivly on - say the "twisties" it is signficantly more dangerous than taking greater risk on the track. If riders ride at a safe pace on the street and on the track, the track is even safer - as the chances of a severe injury or death at sane street speeds is virtually nil.
A good example is the Jarama Race track in madrid. Opened in 1968. Lost it's homologacion for national races a few years ago due to lack of safety upgrades. There has been, perhaps millions of motorcycle miles - race, trackdays, schools (of all sorts) and not one single motorcycle death in 40 years.
In addition that one has to compare situations. If the rider is riding agressivly on - say the "twisties" it is signficantly more dangerous than taking greater risk on the track. If riders ride at a safe pace on the street and on the track, the track is even safer - as the chances of a severe injury or death at sane street speeds is virtually nil.
A good example is the Jarama Race track in madrid. Opened in 1968. Lost it's homologacion for national races a few years ago due to lack of safety upgrades. There has been, perhaps millions of motorcycle miles - race, trackdays, schools (of all sorts) and not one single motorcycle death in 40 years.