Thinking about getting a motorcycle

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M A V I C wrote:
[quote=Speedy]
Move closer.

I only live about 7 miles away.
I live eight miles from my job (close enough that my commute includes no freeway time) and I commute by motorcycle at least twice a week. In the year since I've started riding again, I've had a few situations that could have gone south if I hadn't been paying close attention to the actions of the drivers in question and reacted in time to avoid the situations entirely. A motorcycle rider really does have to think for everyone with whom he shares the road as well as himself.

Riding a motorcycle is inherently more risky than driving a car. That doesn't mean, however, that it is inherently unsafe. Much depends on how skilled and how careful the rider is.

Personally, where I live and work (quasi-urban area in SoCal) I believe commuting on a motorcycle to be safer than commuting on a bicycle. In fact, just a few weeks ago one of my colleagues was hit by a car while commuting by bicycle. Fortunately, he suffered no serious injury, although he was banged up pretty good.

One other difference between you and me: You have kids, I don't. Not a trivial consideration.