According to Superfreakonomics by Steven Levitt you're more likely to be killed walking drunk than driving drunk. And while motorbike accidents do happen, they don't kill as many people as the news would like you to believe.
According to an article in the Bangkok Post there are 7200 motorbike deaths per year and most of those are in the Bangkok area. With 80 million people in Thailand that's 0.009%—pretty good odds. Still people are concerned. Payap University is so concerned that they won't let semester abroad students drive a motorbike.
As unlikely as it is that you'll be in an accident, here are some tips for staying safe. Of all the motorbike accident stories I've heard they had at least one of these in common:
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