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My son is 16 and wants a quad bike to go to college and back. I am understandably nervous of this as I am well aware of the risk factor of kids on motorbikes. But I do not wish to pass opinion with my limited knowledge of quad bikes. Can you advise me if quad bikes are statistically any safer?

Asked on 30 January 2010 by S.K., via e-mail

Answered by Honest John
No I can't. I can tell you that the death rate on motorcycles is 400 - 500 a year and in cars is about 1,300 a year. There are only around 500,000 motorcycles in the UK and around 30,000,000 cars and trucks. So your chances of dying on a motorbike are 1 in 1,000 every year, and your chances of dying in a car are 1 in 23,000 every year.

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