Something to think about...

[Bwahaha]

>>>This is a link to a web page (scroll down the web page) made by a guy who
>>>at one time was a >biker, then after a serious crash ( with his
>>>girlfriend on the back..he is also married ) he turned >very anti biker
>>>so be warned....very disturbing pictures of motorcycle crashes and lots
>>>of anti biker >statements...
>I don't support this guys views by the way, I think he's an ass, and I
>don't even know who he >is.....just want us all to be careful out there and
>keep the shiny side up.....

http://home1.gte.net/res0ak9f/bike.htm (http://home1.gte.net/res0ak9f/bike.htm)

[BamaKC]

Sobering yes... factual... hardly.

While the owers message was an obvious attempt to communicate what they felt was an important message, this sort of position on any topic but in paticular this one just pisses me off.

Percentages of wrecks are of course going to be higher than that of 4 wheelers. The percentage of riders that are into riding for the thrill are greater than those who are into the thrill of driving a car at high speeds in less than safe conditions. If you were to tally up cars with bumble bee exaust systems and nitros canisters or turbos... guess what.. the percentages shoot up dramaticly without a doubt. Why? Because of what the vehicle is being used for and how it is being used. Cars built to NASCAR specs have a HIGHER frequency of violent crashes! Go figure...

Then you interject biker as a target for sloppy drivers in cages. The focus should not be on the rider that was injured. The issue is moron sittng behind the wheel of thousands of pounds of metal with a total ignorance of what that vehicles speed and weight equate to in a crisis situation. Why? Because they don't care. It's THEIR road and no one will tell them what to do or how to do it. Driving (or riding) is a privelege and when someone has a crash do to neglect of personal responsibility they need to be removed from the road.

The idiot that thinks they need to pull out in to busy traffic just because they can squeeze in, that cut off others because they have more balls than the other guy, and yack it up on a cell phone becuase their time is more important than the next guys; need not be on the road to begin with.

Accidents happen, it is a fact of life. The faster we go, the further we go, the more of us going the more it will happen. Sometimes the fallout is herendious. But if crashes that involve a drivers lack of responsibility were treated for what they are (criminal acts against the community), then and only then will we begin to see some level of sanity on the road.

Is it scary... yeah a little. But then, so is getting out of bed in the morning in this world we live in if you took the time to think about it.

Doing our part on the road to keep things as safe as possible will not assure that we wont have a crash. Nor will it assure that that crash will not be something terrible and tradgic. But it does mean that someone on the road is aware of the dangers. A cyclest awareness of their envonment is markedly sharper than that of the average motorest; regardless of if they are riding their bike or sitting behind the wheel of a car/truck.

Being aware of your surounding is the only thing that can protect you and others when we share the road. Communicating this message to all operators of motor vehicles is something we all need to do how ever we can to make our roadways as safe as possible.

[rider8505]

>>>This is a link to a web page (scroll down the web page) made by a guy who
>>>at one time was a >biker, then after a serious crash ( with his
>>>girlfriend on the back..he is also married ) he turned >very anti biker
>>>so be warned....very disturbing pictures of motorcycle crashes and lots
>>>of anti biker >statements...
>I don't support this guys views by the way, I think he's an ass, and I
>don't even know who he >is.....just want us all to be careful out there and
>keep the shiny side up.....

http://home1.gte.net/res0ak9f/bike.htm (http://home1.gte.net/res0ak9f/bike.htm)

The guy who runs that site rode bikes for over 25 years. He is an executive at a major company. He is an accomplished rider (both metric and HD). Had a wreck (tipped over an old construction cone left by a repair crew) and took down all his motorcycle sites (which had a lot of excellent stuff on them). He was also a MSF instructor. Needless to say, he is against motorcycles. No girlfriend either. Married with grown kids. The girlfriend thing got tossed in somewhere along the way, people get pretty upset about the site, but there are supporters as well. I do not spend time looking at the site, my attitude is just change the channel if it's not for you (it's not for me). However, I did notice a new video up there, it's amazing. Keep the rubber down...

[Wild Coyote]

Wtf????

[FrankZ]

This Guy can have his opinion and we can have ours I think it a little extream to be so dead set against Bikes but it happens, But it also happens that a 15 year old Kid takes his Brothers Bike out, get's cut off by a Cager get's his last rights read to him 3 times spends 5 months in the Hospital gets a Plastic Plate in his Forehead and dosen't get a negative attidude, That guy is my 48 year old brother who took my Bike and almost got killed on it when I was 16, the Bike my Dad and I bought together for me. and Ya know What we all Still enjoy to Ride infact my Bro Glen owns a Ninja ZX12r had it for 2 years now, Dad well he's gone now but he even rode after all that so it's just a matter of your personal attitude at what life throws at you I say Keep on Ridin

[mosher2003]

The way i see it, bad shit can happen no matter what you do. I don't want to spend all my time worrying about what might happen....
Most of the men in my family have ridden...my great uncle had a bad accident once upon a time, A farm tractor pulled out in front of him on a country road....he was in pretty bad shape, but he still rode till the day he died at age 72!! Although he couldn't ride as much as he wanted to...he still loved his bikes.....
I just think everyone has to be extra aware when on a bike......always try to expect the unexpected.

[Wild Coyote]

People don't kill people, guns kill people!

Motorcycles don't kill people, stupid asses riding motorcycles kill themselves!

Car drivers don't kill people, dumbasses talking on their cell phones not paying attention kill motorcycle riders and others in cars!

Stay alert out there, and always assume that the car doesn't see you!

[barthel]

well said coyote ( burn rubber not your soul )

[Wild Coyote]

It's all about keeping the chrome side up.

[Free Spirit]

People don't kill people, guns kill people!

Motorcycles don't kill people, stupid asses riding motorcycles kill themselves!

Car drivers don't kill people, dumbasses talking on their cell phones not paying attention kill motorcycle riders and others in cars!

Stay alert out there, and always assume that the car doesn't see you!

Say it true.... Brutha WC.... TESTIFY!!!!!:laugh4:

[TinyUFB]

People don't kill people, guns kill people!

Motorcycles don't kill people, stupid asses riding motorcycles kill themselves!

Car drivers don't kill people, dumbasses talking on their cell phones not paying attention kill motorcycle riders and others in cars!

Stay alert out there, and always assume that the car doesn't see you!


Sure, the next thing you will say is that Cabbages gives you gas!

:freak:

Your right though. If the world followed in his footsteps we would still be in the stone age. We are risk takers. End of conversation.

[Free Spirit]

All "freedoms" come with a price tag. For those of us who choose the freedom of the open road and being "in the wind", the price is the risk of injury (or even death). We are aware of that price tag and are willing to pay. The best we can do is try to get a "discount" by riding safe and alert.

[pegscraper]

All "freedoms" come with a price tag. For those of us who choose the freedom of the open road and being "in the wind", the price is the risk of injury (or even death). We are aware of that price tag and are willing to pay. The best we can do is try to get a "discount" by riding safe and alert.

Hey, guess what? People die in cars too!. Really! I heard of a person that got out of bed and tripped and hit his head on the dresser and died....hmmmm. When your numbers up, right? I still choose to wear one (not in bed, just in dangerous things like cars:rolleyes3 ) but it should be a choice....

Brainscraper

[amazngrace]

I always have difficulty with people who exaggerate and
enhance what they show you to "prove" their point !!!


Couldn't get the Vid under the skeleton to come up, but on
the other three:


The original Vid of the gas station had no sound, obviously it
was added to enhance the effect. With all that sound, you
would think there would be some skid marks!!


The Vid taken inside the T-boned car is a complete
fabrication produced by the Brits as an advertisement to get
cagers to watch out for motorcycles (wonder why WE don't
do that)!

The police car Vid is 100%. But if the guy on the bike had
been watching his mirrors, he would have been able to get
out of the way.

...ED