Yeah, my uncle killed a 16 year old biker last month. It's crazy because my uncle is a REALLY GOOD DRIVER... he was not doing anything wrong, just a weird combination of factors resulted in the kid losing some control and hitting my uncle's truck. He had to pull him dead out of the watery ditch where he landed. The kid's dad was chief of police in a nearby town, but fortunately knew it was not my uncle's fault, even though he cut the kid off, cuz he was going way too fast to begin with.
I love bikes, but I don't think I could buy one unless it was maybe my 2nd or 3rd vehicle and only used occasionally. I'd NEVER have a daily driver bike.