iehawk
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[*]Riders are getting older. Simply put, older is safer. At the extreme that may not be true, but middle-aged people take fewer risks than young people, and the median motorcycle owner age increased from the high 20s in the 1980s to the low 40s today.
I can see this being interpreted also as those riders who started riding young, getting older, surviving the game and gaining experience. Taking less risk as they get older, but also gaining knowledge/getting smarter. And the trickle effect is... this knowledge is usually shared, like here, in conversation, mentoring newer riders, among friends, and so on.
I think the growth in the industry contributes to motorcycles becoming more common out there. Being common leads to drivers getting more used to seeing us.
I've only been riding since 2004, commuting mostly. But in my crude daily observation, I can somehow tell that more and more people would share the lane and move over.
Thanks for the update, Dan. :thumbup