fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 01:07AM
my mom would never let me have a motorcycle after a guy flew down our street
(we were in a corner house at the time), his brakes failed i guess, and he
broadsided a car going down the cross street launching him 20 feet or so to his
death with me standing 20 feet away watching.
quasi Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 09:30AM
I wouldn't let my kids have 'em either. I cosigned for a car for my oldest son
when he was about 20 and though he always made his payments when he asked me to
cosign for a bike a couple of years later, just a few days after one of his
brother's buddies got killed on one, I said no way. He managed to get it anyway
and promptly laid it down. Fortunately he was unhurt. He just turned 30 and
hasn't ridden for awhile. I also lost a good friend due to a bike accident - she
seemed to be recovering well from her injuries when a couple of months after the
wreck a blood clot caused her to go into a coma where she lingered for several
months before passing just before the turn of the century. Fuck that. I'd love
to ride but there are too many idiots on the road.
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 01:30PM
one of my mom's friend's husband is a big time neuro-surgeon, he has always
said that motorcyclists pay for all his toys...and he collects vintage Ferrari's
(5 in all)
quasi Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 03:34PM
My mom was a nurse for forty years and after the time she spent working in the
ER before I was born she always called them murdercycles.
BlahX3 Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 03:43PM
Suicycles too.
Onyma Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 08:03PM
I had a bike for a couple years in my 20's and was fortunate enough to stay
clear of trouble. Once the 'phase' passed though I sold it and have never
considered one again. Makes me cringe when I see idiots weaving traffic at
speed.
BlahX3 Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 08:07PM
I'm the same way pretty much. It was a hoot when I was young and reckless and
felt indestructible. Now we know better, eh? Even being very conscious and
careful on a motorcycle it is potentially very high danger.
Onyma Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 08:26PM
Yep, as Quasi said, too many idiots on the road. Even if you are careful
you're still a sitting duck.
quasi Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 08:26PM
There's a thing now with middle age guys getting bikes for the first time. A
couple of months back this guy in his 50s down in Fort Myers or Naples, Florida
got a big bike and the first day he had it ran it right into his garage and
killed himself.
BlahX3 Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 08:46PM
Yeah, I'm more afraid of myself on one to be completely honest. I'd probably
have to get buzzed enough somehow to muster up the courage in the first place
and that is NOT a good time to do it.
pro_junior Report This Comment Date: July 03, 2012 11:19PM
I'm surprised to see so many states without helmet laws...see alot of riders
wearing shorts and tanktops too, and alot of riders without gloves...
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: July 04, 2012 12:02AM
I used to ride motorbikes, and thankfully had no serious injuries. I did have
an accident with minor injuries - was going too fast through some road works, so
completely my own fault. I ruined my gloves and boots, scratched my jacket and
managed to keep my helmet from hitting the ground. If I had been wearing proper
protective trousers I wouldn't have had to have a doctor picking gravel out of
my knee and have a scar there to this day. I still rode after that, but ALWAYS
had the proper gear, even if I was going a short distance.
Anonomous Report This Comment Date: June 06, 2024 12:16PM
More people need to read some of the comments in this thread.
pulse Report This Comment Date: June 06, 2024 12:29PM
I wanted a bike when I moved back to Australia from the UK, but then met my now
wife and was promptly banned from getting one
Her grand father was killed on a bike when her mother was only a couple of years
old; he went missing one day. Was found several days later in a ditch, where it
was obvious it took those days for him to die of his injuries. Hit and run. I
think my mother in law would never speak to me again if I got one.
These days I ride a bicycle if I'm riding anywhere. That's scary enough with
traffic along Beach Road with the MAMIL crew.
