Rider Error 3

"Most motorcycle accidents involve a short trip associated with shopping, errands, friends, entertainment or recreation, and the accident is likely to happen in a very short time close to the trip origin"

-Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures, Volume 1: Technical Report, Hurt, H.H., Ouellet, J.V. and Thom, D.R., Traffic Safety Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles,

Translation:
You are far more likely to have a crash riding to your milkwala than you are on your 200 km ride out with friends. Psychologically, I am given to understand that the basis of this is letting your guard down. When your brain thinks, 'Oh we're just about home/going around the corner,' it compromises the levels of alertness and/or concentration with which you are riding. This makes you slower to react to hazards and increases your chances of a crash.

There are two known ways to fix it. Wear kit and minimise the damage. Or be more careful. Ideally, do both at the same time.

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