Motorcyles Are Fun Death Machines

A graphic from the Washington Post about motorcycle deaths is making the rounds again on Twitter, and it will set off a lot of comments by people who can't put it in context, so let's go back to the source paper . Here is what you need to know: If you ride 15 miles every day on a motorcycle for a year, you have a 1 in 860 chance of dying. If you fly 500 miles every day on an airplane for a year, you have a 1 in 85,000 chance of dying. read more