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Statistically, they're right. A kid of your age riding a bike is significantly more likely to die/get injured than otherwise. However, if you listened to conventional wisdom you would live a safe, dull life driving your hybrid to and fro, smugly swinging your man purse to jostle your latte.
Riding a motorcylce is inherently more dangerous than driving a car. Ironically this is precisely because of the morons that do drive cages will murder you without a second thought.
However, you can reduce your risk significantly by taking proper precautions. But not matter what you do, you wont reduce the risk totally. Trust me, when you do get a bike, there will be days when you will be almost scared into quitting riding. Utlimately, the decision is up to you - do you enjoy the activity enough to constantly manage the risk?
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