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Originally Posted by jrc
Daver, we'll just have to agree to disagree. I just a did a little digging and I find no correlation between bike size and accidents. Bing will take you to the gov's stat's. I bet you can guess what cause 61% of weekend bike fatalities...booze.
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Today's
Union Leader reports that "
operator error" is to blame for most Bike Week "accidents". (Page A3).
Also, "Most accidents occurred between 2 and 5 PM."
The worst roads for motorcycle accidents are Rts 3, 25, 11, 104, 106, Scenic Drive, and Roller Coaster Road, according to UNH—Durham.
Intoxicants were blamed for only 2.6% of crashes.
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Originally Posted by The Phantom Gourmand
"...It was sad to hear about the first fatality in Center Harbor. Let's all hope for a safe rest of the week..."
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That one was "alcohol-related", from the news story on the same page.