Is this riding season abnormal?

[mimico_polak]

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It appears to me that this season has been very hard on riders since the weather turned better.

Anyone else get the feeling? Any ideas why it seems overly bad this season?

Personally I’ve seen more ‘bad’ riding than I recall in previous years but this season seems abnormally dangerous and killer for riders.

 

[Wingboy]

Normal

 

[Lightcycle]

Normal

Seems the same to me as well.

It just appears to be worse at the beginning of the season: cagers are not used to seeing motorcyclists on the street, motorcyclists' skills are rusty, and there haven't been any motorcycle accidents or fatalities in recent memory because of winter.

 

[Xhumeka]

CP24 keeps reporting that motorcycle operator deaths are up 500 percent this year.

 

[mimico_polak]

CP24 keeps reporting that motorcycle operator deaths are up 500 percent this year.View attachment 78971

I know people like to fudge the numbers to make a point…but 500% is hard to fudge

 

[Sunday Rider]

I feel the same way. On the way to work the bikers seem to behave, but on the way home the filtering between lanes at high speed is happening a lot and at great speed. Seems like every day on 680 news there is a bike accident. Weekends included.

 

[Jampy00]

I've ridden more in the last month than I have in the last three years, so it's an abnormal year for me for sure.
Split my time between the Ural and the HD Pan America Special and I have fallen in love with both again.
My typical ride is just a short commute, but I enjoy it, no stress and not a lot of traffic where I am.

 

[Gaoler]

If I were to guess who the victims are...
Some are young inexperienced riders on sport bikes
Some are the white goatee wearing HD riding 60+ who maybe really don't have the skillz they think they do.

 

[JC99]

Tik toc knob jockeys.

 

[STARSHIP]

Terrible season for me. Dislocated and chipped a bone on my right middle finger , plus bruised tailbone on a trip down the stairs so bike is parked until I can squeeze the front brake.

 

[mimico_polak]

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I feel the same way. On the way to work the bikers seem to behave, but on the way home the filtering between lanes at high speed is happening a lot and at great speed. Seems like every day on 680 news there is a bike accident. Weekends included.

This week alone I’ve had at least 5-7 riders either lane split or ride the shoulder on the 401.

Frankly I’m jealous of their progress. But all it takes is one idiot.

Had a guy gain on me in the HOV lane so I ended up moving left to let him split between me and the left lane on the 403.

 

[PacoT]

Terrible season for me. Dislocated and chipped a bone on my right middle finger , plus bruised tailbone on a trip down the stairs so bike is parked until I can squeeze the front brake.

Gws

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