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Originally Posted by adouglas
I hear this all the time. Most recently this morning:
"There are two kinds of riders. Those who have crashed, and those who will."
I call b*llsh!t. I do not accept that crashing is inevitable.
Just my $0.02. Feel free to disagree.
Let's put this nonsense in context.
"There are two kinds of pedestrians. Those who have gotten hit by a car, and those who will."
"There are two kinds of swimmers. Those who have drowned, and those who will."
"There are two kinds of cooks. Those who have cut a fingertip off with a sharp knife, and those who will."
"There are two kinds of men. Those who have gotten a woman pregnant, and those who will."
Insane statements, right? Yet they use the exact same flawed logic.
Do I believe I will never crash? Of course not! Crashes happen. Believing you're immune is just as absurd as believing it's inevitable.
But I never get on the bike assuming that a crash WILL happen. That mindset makes it more likely to occur.
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Well, if the rain keeps up, it won't come down.
You're right though. There's a chance I could get hit by lightning and die. What are the chances? This is a question of statistics. If you're afraid of crashing don't leave the house - but then a gas line could explode. If you constantly live in fear you've stopped living. Just shoot yourself.
Bill