The Rider’s Perspective thanks victorytc100 for sharing this photo.

It may be a new year, but it’s the same old story… and it’s getting boring for some people.  Last year 21 brothers and sisters of the wind went for their final rides in Florida.  Reports indicate another 8 "motorcycle-related" deaths in 2007. 

Any loss of life is tragic, but negative generalization of events by the majority of media sources would cause their editors and reporters to fail any reputable college Journalism 101 class.  Instead of being objective on a significant story, the drive for sensationalistic headlines and 30 second soundbites slants the situation to generate negative feelings towards motorcycle riders in general . 

The stories are generated as to imply that every accident including a motorcycle is somehow avoidable if not for the lifestyle, attitude and actions of the biker.  In 2006, 21 biker deaths occured from "motorcycle-related" accidents, but you must appreciate that according to widely reported event estimates of 500,000 riders during the ten-day period.  But 0.0042% is a fraction of the 1% motorcycle riders that proudly embrace the outlaw biker attitude.  This year, 8 biker deaths are being reported due to "motorcycle-related" accidents.  Again, the media collectively deciding to ignore 99.9984% of the story.

The Rider’s Perspective challenge to the mass media…

You’ve been on the wrong story since 1947 when Life staged a man posing as a Boozefighter outlaw racer in Hollister, CA. 

Next time, try to get it right!