r/motorcycles • u/Careless-Comedian176 • 7h ago
Is falling/crashing really this common?
I see so many threads about their first fall/crash and i'm really starting to wonder if I get a skewed perspective on how common this is? The attitude in these threads is also like they treat as you will crash serveral times before you get the hang of it. This feels weird to me and of course there's always a risk of an accident but I don't know anyone that has crashed, including my parents and their friends who have been riding for 35 years +.
I want to add that I live in Sweden and they have pretty advanced requirements before you get a license. I don't know if it's more uncommon than I think or if it's because other countries have lighter regulations and thus doesn't give you proper instructions on how to handle your bike in certain situations?
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u/achillies665 6h ago
Only crash I had wasn't due to my riding. I got rear ended by a car and the driver admitted he wasn't paying attention to me but looking ahead to his exit on the roundabout.
I posted about it because I was a bit wary and wanted to get advice, my test was the next day and I couldn't afford for my nerves to be at me. Didn't matter because the bike got rejected, the rear brake light had an intermittent fault so it wasn't fit for riding.
Passed the test with no faults 6 weeks later.