A few thoughts of sport motorcycles' passenger. 😅

Hi guys!
I hope you are all good! :)

Sunday. I was writing a post about motorcycles when my laptop decided that it needed some artificial ventilation.

I had to clean it, uninstall and reinstall programs in order to be able to work. After first year my laptop refused to cooperate. The same happened at the end of the second year. Because I had a 2-year guarantee so I sent it once again to the professionals. They fixed one problem but didn’t neglect to create another! They reinstalled the system and made a new partition of my discs (please forgive me if I’m confusing the terms 😅). They sent me back my computer with 500 GB in disc D: and... 20 Gb in disc C:!! which is crazy! To add insult to injury I didn’t realize it at first. Those things can be really frustrating, especially to those of us who are not too into IT. 😅 I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks that way.

But! Let me come back to what I wanted to write about today! :)

After a post about my last day in Cali, I started to think about motorcycles and my relationship with them.
Somehow some important men in my life were always riding motos. They were confident, with bigger acceptance to danger and higher need of adrenaline. On the other hand, they remained calm in stressful situations. And yes, those features were (are?) attractive to me.

I think I will never need to drive one myself. But that being said I do enjoy the speed and some kind of freedom that the motorcycle can give you. To me, it was never about the speed. The most challenging thing was entering into curves. That is constantly making my heart and stomach jumping into my throat! At the same time, it is exciting, just like in a huge rollercoaster. Nevertheless, I will never ride with someone who I do not fully trust.

At the airport in Cali, Colombia (with 18 kg backpack on my back)

I still think that riding motorcycles is extremely dangerous. And it’s not only because of the driver’s lack of skills, technique or experience. In my opinion, at least half of the problems are caused by car drivers who do not pay attention to what’s happening on the road! They use phones without Bluetooth so they drive using only one hand. They get too comfortable on the streets they know and get distracted easily.

I would suspect that another problem arises in those regions where the use of the moto/scooter is seasonal due to the weather conditions. In Poland, for example, the number of people using motos (scooters) is much smaller than in Span or Italy. It’s pretty natural if take into account that in some regions you can ride it only for a half of the year or even less. It leads to a situation that the car drivers are not so accustomed to the presence of their two-wheel friends.
Obviously, all this becomes irrelevant without a proper infrastructure.

I don’t want to have a motorcycle. But... I do consider scooters. 😅 “Vespa” for instance has a charming design and seems a perfect idea as an alternative to a car in a crowded city. What do you think? Any suggestions? :)
And I am curious how the situation of moto/scooter riders looks like in your countries.

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maybe one day I could afford this little baby!

Thank you for being here with me. I hope until next time!
Pura Vida and enjoy your journey! 💛

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