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Supersport bikes made up less than 10 percent of registered motorcycles across the country in 2005 but accounted for more than 25 percent of the deaths, according to the study. The fatality rate of 22.5 deaths per 10,000 registered motorcycles for supersport bikes was almost four times higher than the rate of cruisers, the most common motorcycle seen on U.S. highways.
The higher fatality rates for sport bikes may have less to do with their performance capabilities and more to do with the type of people who often ride them, said Warren Broussard, the president of the Motorcycle Awareness Campaign, a Louisiana group dedicated to improving motorcycle safety.
Broussard, who does not ride sport bikes, said responsible motorcyclists call those types of riders squids, which is derived from the words “squirrelly” and “kid.” They ride without proper safety equipment — perhaps in flip-flops and shorts — while performing at-risk behavior like speeding, weaving through traffic and popping wheelies.
In the study, the most common factors cited for fatal crashes on supersports bikes and sport bikes were driver error and speed. Speed was cited in 57 percent of fatal crashes on supersports bikes and 46 percent of fatalities on sport bikes. In contrast, speed was cited in 27 percent of fatal crashes on cruiser motorcycles and 22 percent of fatal crashes on touring motorcycles.
__________________ ===================== Rob 2007 FXDB San Diego, CA  John 1:14
It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the LORD.
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