Quote Originally Posted by Ducatista
I would never do anything like scuba diving or sky diving or anything similar without training but I did just jump on a moped and ride on the roads without any training (none required in 1984) and ironically statistically the latter is far more dangerous.
So I do think it's interesting that our risk perception is out of kilter.
Is that a fair comparison though? If you actually could go diving with no training, buddy/instructor or experience, I'm sure the accident rates would be mucg higher per 100 participants. It's a lot easier to jump on a moped with none of the above...

Or did you mean the accidents stats are worse for moped riders that have had full training? Also, I would hazard a guess that the age range would play a part there, wonder if that is included in the stats? ie 16 year old mopeders vs 16 year old divers etc?

(sorry, didn't mean to throw a spanner in your argument as I agree with it, just interested to know if the statistics include that fact?)