A human body travelling at 35mph is likely to suffer serious damage if it collides with the road surface. I hit the road going at about 15mph, and suffered concussion, a fractured jaw and the loss of two teeth. I needed 15 stitches in my lip. At twice the speed, it would have been much worse.
Motorcycles go much faster; but everyone knows motorcycles are dangerous, so motorcyclists wear leathers, gauntlets and a helmet. And they still get injured a lot.
A human body travelling at 35mph is likely to suffer serious damage if it collides with the road surface. I hit the road going at about 15mph, and suffered concussion, a fractured jaw and the loss of two teeth. I needed 15 stitches in my lip. At twice the speed, it would have been much worse.
Motorcycles go much faster; but everyone knows motorcycles are dangerous, so motorcyclists wear leathers, gauntlets and a helmet. And they still get injured a lot.