<p>This article that you quoted was much what I suspected it to be. </p>
<p>Riding a motorcylce can be a real adrenaline rush. And folks that have the amount of unhealthy adrenaline in combat are seeking something to “equalize” what their bodies have now grown accustomed too. And they can take something that may initially be therapuetic and have it develop into an addiction and a high risk behavior. Any real joy in life can be abused in one form or another. </p>
<p>In addition the article talks about factors such as speed, fatigue, no helmets and yes even alcohol that contributed to these deaths. There is no room for such recklessness on a motorcycle. </p>
<p>Given that this article pertains to a completely different population of young men and women, I don’t see it applies to KP10. And I believe there is room in a young adults life to learn the sport with discipline, safety and what I call mindful riding. </p>
<p>I am a 40 something mom, nurse, safety nerd when it comes to wearing the right gear. I ride. It was something I started a year and a half ago. </p>
<p>I am not certain I get an adrenaline rush, but I love the brisk air racing past my body as I ride and the total heightened awareness of driving that I experience on the Ninja than in my Mini. I have overcome certain fears involved with learning as well as gained a new sense of confidence in myself that has helped me in other areas of my life. And what I love most is that I keep my attention on one thing, the ride. And when my attention goes else where I go back to the ride. It is almost meditative. It has been a very good thing.</p>
<p>I was pretty gaurded about getting KP10 into riding. He took the motorcycle safety school. He has in my limited observations prooved to be a safe and sensible rider. Our hopes for him were that this would enrich his life too and be another component of his overall informal education in life. We also figured if he is going to be traveling the world, we’d rather him learn to ride in our back yard than to rent a scooter in a third world country not being prepared to ride with skill.</p>
<p>I haven’t though, ridden with him; he rides the Ninja when he rides and I am not comfortable on my husbands Duke. But the two of them ride together. And it is a great male bonding experience for them. They go out early in the morning, out to the country on the back roads. The Pacific Northwest twistie roads take on a new beauty on a motorcycle! And then they go out to breakfast and then back home. </p>
<p>I don’t want him to do something that could seriously affect his status at MMA, but I also know what an enriching experience it is for him. </p>
<p>I am not concerned anymore for the risk factor of him being on the motorcycle than when he goes hunting in Eastern Washington, out on his dinghy in high winds or snowboarding off the back of Alpental. But I do want to keep him “under the radar” when it comes to school. </p>
<p>In summary I don’t think the no motorcycle reg can be justified by the very real and sad situation of the article you site. But I do want him to do what he has comitted himself to.</p>