MCN Again....

[Bixxer Bob]

New insurance stats conflict with the road safety view that we're our own worst enemy, charging off the road at every corner due to exccessive  speed.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2013/March/mar2813-insurers-say-bikers-not-to-blame

I don't think they're comparing eggs with eggs though.  The road safety lot focus on KOSI (killed or seriously injured) and lump them together because the difference is largely luck.  The insurance co. is focussed on total number of claims, so it is possible that the largest percentage of CLAIMS are other driver faults, while the largest percentage of KOSI are rider error.  You'd need to see the raw data to takea balanced view otherwise you only get what the statistician wants you to see.

[Dutch]

You'd need to see the raw data to takea balanced view otherwise you only get what the statistician wants you to see.

Like a Brit ones told me: "Statistics are like criminals: the more you beat them, the more they say what you want to hear" 

[Sin_Tiger]

That's a new one for me but very useable thanks