[ForCom5]

New rider here. So I guess you take my two cents as you please.

Riding is inherently dangerous because aside from a helmet (if you even wear one) and other protective gear (which most who even wear helmets forgo) you have nothing else to protect you from an impact. Physics will win the battle between you and the asphalt. Numbers seem to point to most of my rides being OK, but there's a lot more risk involved than driving. Even a subcompact vehicle with a crumple zone, airbags, seat belts, etc...

But really...as someone who used to only drive to get where they were going...I don't want a car. I enjoy riding much more than a car...rain, risk, rednecks and all. I've yet to have a close call, but I know it only takes one bad move (likely by someone else) and that's that; no more paying taxes for me.

So yeah, it's not safe, and neither is driving a car by some numbers. So it's the matter of questioning whether or not you wanna worry the SO, or just wait until the heat dies down from the unrelated incident and just carry on.