@thomrstrom@triangletoot.party
Post #3061440
2026-06-03 02:13 UTC
I rode my #Experia to a bar this evening to get some fresh air and meet up with the local #motorcycle community. While there, I met a guy with a nice Harley V-Rod, drinking a beer, who explained he's back riding after breaking his leg last year. How'd he break it? Skidded out, leaving this very bar after having too much to drink.
In the US, 40% of motorcycle fatalities involve the rider consuming alcohol. Every time I go to a motorcycle meetup at a bar, it feels like a Darwin Awards convention.
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@thomrstrom@triangletoot.party 2026-06-03 02:17
For the [citation needed] folks: https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SR1801.pdf TL;DR - due to the added cognitive overhead, balance, and reaction time needed to safely operate a motorcycle: >0.02 BAC bad, >0.05 dead In other words, it takes the average person at least 1h45m after consuming a double IPA where the risk is reduced far enough to safely ride again.