# 2 unrelated questions: Motorcycles and sneezing

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 21, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-unrelated-questions-motorcycles-and-sneezing/522091 "2009-12-21T17:59:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-unrelated-questions-motorcycles-and-sneezing/522091/21 "2009-12-22T20:37:19Z")

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Some people ride motorcycles year round despite the snow. Some are so dedicated that they actually attach an outrigger to their bikes so they don’t necessarily fall if a tire slides.

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**Author:** ![Disgscen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@Disgscen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgscen)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-unrelated-questions-motorcycles-and-sneezing/522091/22 "2009-12-22T21:08:57Z")

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> [@YogSosoth](#):
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> With modern technology, is it even that much more dangerous than rainy cycling if a person takes the proper precautions?

Instead of my anecdotes, I wanted to address this question more generally–yes, it’s much more dangerous.

1. Think about the momentum. Most street motorcycles (with rider) weigh between 500 and 1000 pounds. Without coming to a complete stop, how do you overcome that to turn on ice? What will a panic stop look like?

1. If you ride a bicycle on ice, you probably fall down some. The same is true with a motorcycle. The speeds are rarely comparable, and you also have to assume some injury from the bike itself hitting you as you go down.

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