I cringe

I cringe to look at these pictures (not explicit, not gross, just the implications):
http://basia.blog-city.com/tykes_on_bikes.htm

Entire families riding on a single motorcycle. Life is cheap in India, I guess.

Sample photo:

I cringe to look at these pictures (not explicit, not gross, just the implications): http://basia.blog-city.com/tykes_on_bikes.htm

Entire families riding on a single motorcycle. Life is cheap in India, I guess.

Sample photo:

8 thoughts on “I cringe”

  1. Having seen it with my own

    Having seen it with my own eyes, you,ve got to imagine packed motorcycles in the absence of traffic laws. I saw some dead pedestrians, but no dead riders.

    Extended stays in India had an interesting impact on my risk assessment capabilities. I typically ride very warily, because my vivdness heuristic outweighs my availibility heuristic. But after seeing 1,000’s more motorcycles in a compressed time in the craziest urban traffic imaginable, I feel quite safe back in the US.

        1. Nice bike!

          Nice bike! Great price, too. Here’s the ride I’m buying later today: http://www.cycletrader.com/find/listing/photos/93356849/

          Sure, it has 46K miles on it, but it drove really well, and I vaguely remember the commercials on TV from when I was a kid. “The quarter mile…”…

          One of the fastest motorbikes in the world for a couple years. The one I’m buying has been driven really regularly, garaged, and runs beautifully. For less than a grand, I am paying cash instead of financing, which is a big deal to me. It’s a little big to learn on, but as long as I’m cautious with the clutch and spend a few days in a parking lot getting used to it, I think I’ll be OK 🙂

          Why are you getting rid of yours?

          —
          Matthew P. Barnson

          1. Helicopter commenting

            …a little big to learn on.

            I get the impression that you haven’t owned a bike before. For the love of God, FSM, and all that is holy (such as your wife and kids), do not teach yourself how to ride. If you spend a few days in a parking lot, you will spend a few months in a hospital. Swallow your pride and take a riding course. Despite being free in many states, they cost $180 in Utah. If you need the money, I’ll loan it to you interest-free (email me). I’ve taken it twice–once when I started, and again when I bought another bike after 5 years of cage driving. You just can’t pick this stuff up in a parking lot.

            Your link didn’t work for me–just a (mostly) blank page. Please modify or give me a better description so I can search for the bike.

            I’m selling mine because I rarely ride it so it just sits and depreciates. Yuck.

          2. Scheduled…

            I get the impression that you haven’t owned a bike before.

            My MSF course is scheduled for October 1, 4, and 5. They don’t have an opening before then; I put in a call to see if it’s possible to schedule 1-on-1 instruction at a higher rate earlier than that. Unfortunately, I’d have to ride to Ogden to get private instruction… a two-hour round trip that I’m not prepared to take.

            —
            Matthew P. Barnson

          3. Two Things

            Regarding motorcycles – two things.

            1. Organ donor card.

            2. Did you bequeath me all the music stuff?

          4. Right…

            Right, and a brightly-colored helmet so the paramedics can find my head.

            I’ve heard it already…

            Anyway, a will is on the list of things to do one day.

            —
            Matthew P. Barnson

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