In article >, T0m $herman
> wrote:

> On 3/15/2014 8:20 PM, Your Name wrote:
> > In article >, T0m $herman
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On 3/2/2014 4:11 PM, Liam O'Connor wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 02 Mar 2014 09:37:40 -0600, T0m $herman wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Whenever someone asks me about my motorcycle, "Isn't that dangerous?",
> >>>> my reply is, "No, it is much safer for other road users than if I was
> >>>> driving my car."
> >>>
> >>> That's why motorcycle liability insurance is something like
> >>> 1/10th that of a car (all other things equalized).
> >>>
> >>> You just can't do all that much damage, in general, with
> >>> a bike as with a cage.
> >>
> >> HOT DOG! WE HAVE A WIENER!
> >>
> >> Thank you for understanding basic physics.
> >
> > It depends entirely on what you hit (and where and how fast you hit
> > it). A motorbike hitting a Ferrari for example would likely cause much
> > more expensive damage than a Hyundai hitting a 1960's VW Beetle. :-)
> >
> > Of course, motorbikes are considered to be more dangerous for the
> > rider, so the motorbike riders generally pay more in insurances than
> > car drivers (where they legally have to have it or choose to have it).
>
> Maybe they pay more for insurance in Kiwi-Land, but not here in the
> You-Ess-Of-Aye.

We've already estabished that America is not civilised and therefore
doesn't really count for anything. ;-)