What's more deadly motorcycling or snowmobiling?

[hawc]

Just curious as to which is more deadly? I hear about one snowmobiler after another all winter long getting killed. Is it more dangerous than motocycling?

[Matt_P]

They're both dangerous and they both need to be respected. I think it's pointless to debate over which is more dangerous though.

[hawc]

There must be statistics though somewhere. I wonder if it's close or if one is much worse than the other. As a guy who's ridden for 10 years, I don't think it's pointless to be aware of how risky something is.

[jeremyh007]

well both are dangerous, but i would think motorcycling is. the main reasoning is not only are you in danger of natural elements, also other drivers on the road.
also motorcycling is year round for some, where snowmobiles are only 1 season

[Desmodude]

I tried this on my wife last year, "You think a motorcycle's dangerous well, maybe I'll just get a snowmobile instead.....what do you think about that?!" Good luck, I voted snowmobile....wink, wink.

[kaos]

stat wise i'm shure there is just as many operators of both types of machines that make poor decisions.take inexperiance and power and theres going to be people hurt

[ttpete]

My impression is that there's a lot more drinking involved with snowmobiling in general. Police presence is a whole lot less out in the woods, and the logical place to stop and warm up is the local bar. Up north here (MI), it's called TT racing. (Tavern-to-Tavern.) I've come close to running down snowmobilers several times as they crossed roads without stopping and looking first.

[Wiskey Tango Foxtrot OVER]

In western Canada "Sledders" as we call them, mostly get killed by avalanches, and ignorance of conditions leading up to avalanches. While in the east, most sledders are killed by drowning after going through the ice, or from going flat out in places they have never ridden before and hitting a fence.

I do both and I think sledding can be much worse than rididng a bike, on a bike ,if you get lost, you probably won't freeze to death.

[hawc]

Originally Posted by Wiskey Tango Foxtrot OVER

In western Canada "Sledders" as we call them, mostly get killed by avalanches, and ignorance of conditions leading up to avalanches. While in the east, most sledders are killed by drowning after going through the ice, or from going flat out in places they have never ridden before and hitting a fence.

I do both.

I know what you're saying, but the way it reads it sounds like you get BOTH buried in avalanches and drown in lakes.

[Kwacker]

Originally Posted by ttpete

My impression is that there's a lot more drinking involved with snowmobiling in general. Police presence is a whole lot less out in the woods, and the logical place to stop and warm up is the local bar. Up north here (MI), it's called TT racing. (Tavern-to-Tavern.) I've come close to running down snowmobilers several times as they crossed roads without stopping and looking first.

+1 I think there would be alchohol involved. There are probably more people killed on ATVs for the same reason. They're not taken off the trail, the streets are more policed.