Subject: Re: Why you should wear proper motorcycle gear by jsup on 2008/12/17 2:06:09
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CentralCoaster wrote: Quote:
jsup wrote:
Dumb assumes you're given the facts and do something stupid.
I chalk this up as a case of youthful ignorance.
Who among us hasn't participated in youthful ignorance. We all thought we were invincible at some point.
I know too many dead people who had bikes, if you think you'll never get hurt on one, you are exhibiting the same ignorance.
One guy I know was sitting at a light, got smacked and dragged blocks by a van.
Another put his daughter on the back, rode to the corner and back, no helmet. Idiot went through a stop sign.
I had the good fortune of having dirt bikes as a kid. When you hear your helmet scraping across the dirt, you realize what can happen in the street.
I agree, it does sound like she didn't know any better, as amazing as that may seem. I guess she must have thought riders wore leathers just because it looks cool. The rider on the other hand, probably did know better, but he was wearing a t-shirt. Yeah, we're all hypocrites to an extent, and I don't think she's trying to justify her stupidity at all, just trying to help others learn from her mistake.
I'm way more likely to die on my bike than in a car, I won't argue that, I'm not strapped into a steel cage. But I still think the chances are relatively small and mostly dictated by how I choose to ride. It's a different mentality than driving a car, just obeying the rules of the road isn't good enough to keep you safe.
It's not you, it's not the bike, it's the other idiots on the road.
Way too many people on the road here to have a bike anymore. It's all I drove for nearly 10 years...
Too many good people are dead through no fault of their own, and no fault of the bike.
I think if she can make an example of herself and someone listens, it's worth the story.