Your Couch is More Dangerous Than My Motorcycle.
I teach people to ride motorcycles. Not the basics — I run "after the basics" street instruction, which means I work with riders who've already passed the beginner course and want to actually learn to handle a bike in the real world. I've been riding since I was 8, had my own bike since I was 14. In that time, I've spent about 6 years without a bike I've "been riding" for 44 years, I've been in the saddle for around 34-36 years, endorsed for MOST of it. I've been in IT and cybersecurity for twenty-five years — a field that runs on data, not gut feelings. The most common thing people say when they hear what I do is some variation of "that's dangerous." Usually with a tone that implies they've thought about it and I haven't. Let's do the math. New Mexico, 2023. Approximately 120,426 licensed motorcycle endorsement holders in the state. Fifty-five crash deaths that year. Fifty-five out of 120,000 is a 0.046...
