they could at least have the courtesy to chase their high in the wilderness where a potential corpse can contribute to something more than another person's therapy bills
Modern Women have conflicting instinctual drives. On the one hand the need for a genetically strong and fit male to produce healthy offspring drives them to men that ‘peacock’ their fitness. The other drive is that they actually need support for years to raise a child until it’s independent. In caveman days that wasn’t a conflict as the strongest hunter would also be the best provider. In modern days squiddy-McRisktaker may not live long enough to raise a kid and send them to college
But seriously, I worked with a lot of guys who rode motorcycles and all of them had back and leg injuries. One guy was addicted to Percocet for a year. I was thinking about getting one and decided my kids need me 100% healthy more than I need an adrenaline rush.
This is especially insane given that he's riding in Istanbul. Traffic there makes any traffic in any North American or western European city look tame.