Well I am absolutely shocked with the overall response to this thread.
I polled that the 2 wheels are safer and am not even 2% of the result.
I have been riding 2 wheels all my life and after only a short time on the trike I came to the conclusion that the 2 wheels are safer.
Granted all the stupid stuff like laying it down when you don't put your feet on the ground, but I honestly feel safer on 2 wheels on the open road.
I have NEVER had the front wheel of my 2 wheelers skip out on me.
The way these big girls turn is very different and when on cruise speed some corners are quite hairy.
I would never take a trike around a corner at the same speed you would a bike. Even sticking to the speed limit on some corners concern me.
If you got unstuck on a trike I find it hard to believe you could pull yourself out of a situation like a bike could.
These are a green horn's view, and over time I may even change my mind.
Trikes would be safer I suppose with a pillion, at very slow speeds, more visual etc but at normal highway speeds my vote stays with the bikes.
I can understand the presumption that 2 wheels are safer than a 3 wheel wheels back trike has the standard 3 wheeler does not handle well and does steer quite hard.
However when compared to a correctly designed wheels forward trike this all goes out the window. A wheels forward trike is totally designed around handling and steering where a conventional trike the steering is just something you must deal with the best you can.
The wheels forward design is much more stable in corners and during stopping, has a positive predictable feedback responds and in general is as safe as any well built sports car as the steering dynamics are the same.
CanAm has paved the way to the improved and much safer/sportier trike design and in time this will probably be the standard setup. And along with it a much safer alternative to the 2 wheel layout.