Originally Posted by
Straws
It's not ridiculous. You ride a bike, do you not? That is really dangerous. Maybe not to you but that's because you've come to terms with it and accept it for what it is. But to someone too scared to get on a bike it is extremely dangerous. Just like to you a person skydiving is being extremely dangerous but to them, it's another part of what they do to have fun. Cost/benefit type of analysis.
exactly my point. thinking is definitely involved. if you trust your abilities, your equipment, and your luck (you'll need them in that order), fire away. if not, there's always Soap Channel.