worrying about accidents.

[manuka]

Every time my partner goes out on a long weekend away on their motorbike I worry about them being involved in an accident.
I ride a motorbike myself, and I know the statistics of accident risks etc. and this friend is a very experienced and sensible rider. Bad things happen, and I can't help but imagine the next call I get will be from the hospital about him being hurt in a crash.
I never used to worry about this until I heard about a collision involving a motorbike that was a bit too close to home. I try to keep busy so as not to think about it, but this doesn't work very well.

Does anyone else feel the same way? and if so have any good suggestions about getting over it?
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[tutton]

Does he not feel the same when you go out?
if hes as sensible and safe as possible and has the right gear then i cant see what more you can do.
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[Pete.]

Worrying won't change a thing - unless your partner knows you worry and it bothers him. That might distract him from his riding.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Digitalize]

I don't go out and worry about having a crash, or worry about any of my many bike owning friends when i see a crash in the paper. We're all sensible, nothings gonna happen.
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[johnsmith222]

[Dazbo666]

I usually ride with a healthy sense of paranoia and self preservation... Seems to be working just fine so far
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[temeluchus]

Anything you do can get you killed. Including doing nothing.
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[Frost]

If it wasn't risky, it wouldn't feel slightly naughty and as a result be fun. If we all thought about it, no one would do it.

The way i look at it is that i don't do drugs (anymore) or smoke fags, riding a bike still gives me better odds and more enjoyment in life than any smoker.

[FURBAR]

You could man the fuck up .. or woman ,,,
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[iooi]

[27cows]

My other half worries about me, despite me being pretty much Mr Sensible these days It's natural. But the chances of something serious happening are slim, unless you're a complete headbanger.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Before i get on my bike i tell myself not to crash.

It works most days...try it.


Pat
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[G]

Do you worry about them when they use other forums of transport?
What about when they walk up and down stairs?

There are lots of dangerous situations out in the real world, however people do tend to focus on bikes.

A bike ridden with good observations/general 'safe' skills should be a fair bit 'safer' than your average car driver.

[Clanger]

No point worrying about it, everyone is going to die at some point, and you cannot stop that happening either. Worrying about someone you love is normal though...so long as you don't allow this worry to consume you and become an obsession, try not to worry about being worried.

They say that people worry more about consequences the older they get, the more loved ones they lose, and if they start having kids.
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[dextersaurus]

That's what my mum was like with me on the bike. I ended up getting a microphone setup in my lid and my phone hooked up to auto-answer, so that she could phone me to check up on me whenever.

Didn't really distract me at all, so i found it was a good way to calm her down.

Though the phonecall after my crash where i was laying at the side of the road with one arm hanging out wasn't the nicest....

Shit happens, it's a risk we ALL take. Not tryiing to make you worry more or anything but you cna't change anything by worrying. Suppose the best thing you could do is to go tag along

Dunc

[cyberglass]

Unfortunately accidents happen but so do millions of other things. Its just a case of live your life and put the worry to the back of your head.

In the last month i have had 3 biker mates die. One at NABD one guy at work and one from the group i ride with.

2 of them had heart attacks while eating breakfast. One went to bed friday night after the shift and never woke up in the morning.


The last month has been a real eye opener for me on just how fast it can all end. All i can say is life to short to worry about it just get out there and live it.
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[LeanIt]

It's natural to worry about someone you care about , but from what you say he's a sensible rider , so you need to put things in proportion .

Most accidents happen in the kitchen , but my wife doesn't worry about me when I'm cooking dinner

Talk it through with him , calmly and sensibly and you'll probably feel better , bottling it up does no good and will only lead to you worrying more.
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