There's risk in driving a car, riding a motorcycle, walking on the sidewalk, etc. etc. I've never been a motorcycle rider because of my risk threshold, but I'm eager to take on the Slingshot. I'm considering the Slingshot to be safer for me.
On a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is the risk associated with driving a car and 10 is the risk associated with riding a motorcycle, where to you see the Slingshot? This is the inherent risk of driving the vehicle normally -- don't add risk for racing, etc.
Here are some of my thoughts:
* A motorcycle may lay down... Slingshot is stable.
* You can get thrown from a motorcycle... Slingshot has seat belts.
* Evasive action (hard braking / steering) creates control issues for motorcycle... less so for Slingshot.
* Motorcycle rider is highly exposed in a collision... this is where I see Slingshot's danger zone -- occupants are relatively unprotected in a collision (protective gear aside in both examples).
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
On a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is the risk associated with driving a car and 10 is the risk associated with riding a motorcycle, where to you see the Slingshot? This is the inherent risk of driving the vehicle normally -- don't add risk for racing, etc.
Here are some of my thoughts:
* A motorcycle may lay down... Slingshot is stable.
* You can get thrown from a motorcycle... Slingshot has seat belts.
* Evasive action (hard braking / steering) creates control issues for motorcycle... less so for Slingshot.
* Motorcycle rider is highly exposed in a collision... this is where I see Slingshot's danger zone -- occupants are relatively unprotected in a collision (protective gear aside in both examples).
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.