How Dangerous Can Bike Racing Be?
As soon as we get into college, the first thing we crave for is a bike
. Youngsters all over the world have a predilection for bikes. Every youngster would love to ride through the lanes in the night time when the atmosphere is chill and pleasant. Have you ever noticed even when you go out with your friends, you would want to overtake them and be the fastest, wont you? Even a normal bike can zoom from 0 to 60 mph within a minute.
There are many reasons why young bloods prefer bike to a car. Owning and riding a bike is more advantageous than owning and driving a car in many ways. Some of them are:
*Bikes are cheaper
*Its easy to repair a bike
*Its easy to park a bike
*Bikes can be maneuvered easily
*Bike is more flexible and convenient to ride in traffic
*Its always fun riding a bike, and bikes always look cool and stylish
No wonder youngsters are pretty much pumped up and excited about bike racing!
Even though there are other types of racing like car racing and bicycle racing, most people only go for bike racing. A person who rides a bike has more options than a person who drives a car. Firstly, bikers can avoid accidents more responsively when compared to a person who is driving a car. Bike riders can move swiftly without much difficulty. A bike rider has the advantage of a better view of what is ahead of him and things that are around him. A bike allows for quick sideways movement, which you cant do with a car. Bike riders can see and evade better than a car driver.
One sport which I really love watching with my
ATT UVerse Cable connection is MotoGP. The World Championship Grand Prix is the most important championship of Motorcycle road racing. This grand prix is divided into three classes; 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. 125cc bikes use two stroke engines while Moto2 and MotoGP use four stroke engines. Last year, 250cc two stroke engines were replaced by Moto2 600cc, which is actually powered by a four-stroke engine. The motorcycles used for Grand Prix are specially built. They are not sold to general public and riding these bikes on public roads is legally proscribed.
Although motor racing is fun and adrenaline-pumping, the negative part of it is too dangerous. The casualties and deaths in this sport are much more than in any other sport. Bike racers are prone to being injured and maimed every time they go for a race. For instance, one such fatal accident happened on the race track, not long ago.
Marco Simoncelli, an Italian motorcycle racer, died in a fatal accident that happened at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on 23 October 2011. Simoncelli was involved in a collision with two other racers during the event. When he was on lap two, his bike lost traction while he attempted to make a turn and his bike started sliding towards the gravel. Somehow, Simoncelli was able to bring his bike to control as he tried to move his bike towards the track. But he was unavoidably run over by two other speeding racers. Fellow biker Edwards too suffered a dislocated shoulder from the accident. Unfortunately, Simoncellis helmet came off during the accident. After being run over, Simoncelli lay still on the ground. The race was stopped immediately and Simoncelli was taken to the circuit's medical centre, but was declared dead after 45 minutes of medical attention. The doctors who attended him said he suffered very serious trauma to his head, neck, and chest.
This is what one of Simoncelli's fellow racers Dani Pedrosa had to say after the horrific accident Everybody in the paddock remains in shock. Many times we ourselves forget how dangerous this sport can be and when you lose people on the way nothing has any meaning. It's clear that we all do what we like, what we love, but on days like today nothing matters.
To conclude, Id like to say, there is one thing that aspiring bike racers have to remember:
As it says on the signs outside every motor racing venue: "Motor racing is dangerous"
And its awfully dangerous indeed!
by: Cody
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