This requires a bit of context to know how my unique circumstances factor into this but I'll try my best keep it brief. I don't know how accepting this community is so I'm just gonna shoot from the hip and hope all goes well.
So I'm a 20 yr old Male who has a license and I think motorbikes are just the coolest thing and I've always wanted to learn how to ride one since I burnt my shins on the exhaust as a kid and don't want to live a life where I've never tried it. It's a modern thoroughbred and the media hasn't done anything to die this interest down. I was watching the bikriders and ride with norman reedus and bike culture is glorified as this lifestyle which I want to try my hand at.
On the other hand, I have a terrible anxiety when it comes to driving cars and being on the road in general. I'm a capable driver in the sense that I can get to and from where I need to go whether that be work, picking up people or dropping off people all while staying out of trouble. But staying on the road just instils me with fear, I'm not confident in driving next to trucks or heavy vehicles. I'm always just thinking of mistakes I can make, where things can go wrong or if another driver is gonna honk at me for waiting for gaps or doing this or that. I find it fun when the roads are empty and I can just cruise but with cars I'm fully aware that I'm in something which can do some real damage. I also know that motorbikes have a higher learning curve and there's a lot more to be aware of.
You constantly hear of road accidents caused by careless mistakes, major crashes and stupid drivers killing other innocent drivers and pedestrians. And then with motorbikes I hear that it's even more dangerous, sure you have more mobility and vision but you're travelling alongside tanks and you yourself aren't well protected aside from the helmets and kevlar. I think the only way I can experience this interest is with dirt biking, sand biking, biking along empty stretches of roads or moving to a remote town with less traffic. Is there advice, criticism or anything that you guys can give me while I stand at this crossroads (pun unintended)?
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