The problem with those stats is that they never take in the relativity of the numbers. Sure there are a lot of older guys getting killed on bikes, but how many more older guys have taken up the sport. It is obvious by the traffic, that the cruiser market (i.e. older guys) has exploded. So sure the fatality rate may have gone up x% , but the licensed riders may have gone up 3x%. I hate stats that are a crock of poop.
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