Are motorcycles extremely dangerous deathtraps

Are motorcycles extremely dangerous deathtraps?

Sorry, I should really re-word that.

"To what extent are motorcycles extremely dangerous deathtraps?"

My intelligent friend never says the word motorbike, but, says, "Deathtrap" instead. I beleive him.

Other Answers:

Street use motorcycles have high risk - period. Injury risk from other drivers is high. 5,000 lb car versus 500lb motorcycle with rider exposed is inherently dangerous.
Additionally, street dikes have added risk road condition risk. Gravel, oil, potholes are all much higher risk of causing crash than with a car.
The above said, with care and experience and proper training, street bikes can be very fun.

I started riding in 1964. On the street I have had a couple os very slow/dead stopped drops, involving a total of abrasion of less than a square inch. I have never crashed in the meaning of having another vehicle/object. Repeat: NO CRASHES.

I totaled a sports car in '65, have had about dozen fender benders, hitting me at or near a dead stop.

Motorcycles are, in my experience, are *far safer* than cars/vans/trucks.

Motorcycles are not dangerous. Most motorcyclists are dangerous.

Compared to what? I've been into high risk sports all my life and I put a motorcycle at about medium risk.

When you ride a bike in traffic there are people out there who may as well be conciously trying to kill you. You are not surrrounded by a steel cage,it's just you and giant fast moving equipemnt driven by homicidial maniacs. That's a fact.

Hmm...I've never been trapped in one.
Yet, I have been trapped in a "cage".

Which misnomer is more appropriate?
If your friend were truly that intelligent, he would recognize the idiocy of his choice of wording.

I still get a chuckle out of "murdercycle" - a much more appropriate choice, as far as linguistics go.