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Margin of safety
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[QUOTE="WoodsRider, post: 427006, member: 16545"] There is a certain amount of inherent risk in anything you do, be it driving a car, sitting on the couch or swinging a leg over a motorcycle with the latter being the most risky of the three. Participating in an off-road race brings on additional risk that’s why insurance for off-road motorcycling competition events has sky-rocketed in the last few years. It’s also why some health insurance companies will not cover medical expenses from injuries sustained in off-road competition. Did you read the yellow sign posted near sign-up or the release form that you printed and signed your name to? Don’t worry, I’m not busting your chops. I’ve never read them myself either. It’s difficult to tell when you’re riding at the edge of your abilities especially when your adrenalin is pumped up during a race and other riders are flying past you. The simple fact is broken bones, torn ligaments and other, more serious, injuries are a part of our sport. It’s the reason we spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on protective gear. Maybe by not competing you’ll be less likely to sustain an injury. Unfortunately if you ask most people here, who’ve been riding for at least 10 years, you’ll find some of their worst injuries actually happened while they were out play riding and not during competition. Just look at National Enduro Champion Mike Lafferty. As long as you participate in this sport you’re going to be taking a greater risk than if you were sitting on the couch at home watching football. You either need to accept this additional risk or find another sport with less risk. [/QUOTE]
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