You can find any statistic that will prove any point you want. The point is this: he wants a motorcycle and his wife isn't so sure it's a good idea. My opinion is this. I was against bike riding for a long time because yes, it is dangerous. But my kids are teenagers now and I have spent my years raising them and teaching them and now it is my turn to do what I want. So, I got a bike. Yeah at first it was scary. It was even scarier being on the pavement with nothing around you. THen it got scarier because you had to go fast (speed limit- seems faster on a bike) to keep up with the cars that are