Helmet Crash data damage %
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Every now & then, a woman I don't know, upon seeing I am on a bike, or seeing my bike, will ask me if I will take her for a ride... thus, it is, theoretically possible to get AIDS (or some other STD) from riding a motorcycle.
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the ATGATT can promote a feeling of invincibility too, probably why some sport bike riders take risky chances thinking their equipment will protect their bad decisions. I know for myself there are no guarantees when you do a risky thing like ride a motorcycle. I'm more comfortable with a fairing and a 3/4 for most road hazards and try to be vigilant about inattentive drivers.
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I have no memories of that day so I have no idea how fast I was traveling. My Dad talked to another racer who told him that the course ran up onto a rock embankment. There was a part of the rock that was flat, like a ramp. I was apparently passing the other rider and hit the 'ramp' at a point where it was several feet high.
After impact, my Suzuki 'rode' me for a short distance. My neck had a tire mark where the rear tire, apparently still under power, dug into my neck. My dad took me out to show me the place it happened, but without motorcycles or a four wheel drive we couldn't reach the spot. But looking at the terrain, it didn't seem that there could have been room to get a lot of speed. I would guess probably less then 30 mph. But that would be purely a guess.
Of course when you are racing, sometimes things get carried away pretty quickly.
Ron
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I'd rather have my tax money help to pay for the 147 billion dollars in medical costs each year directly related to all the obese people in this country...
(I didn't make up that figure, it comes from a just released CDC report, link below)
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r090727.htm
Maybe people also need to sign a paper before stuffing their face with junk food and fast food products.
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WOW! unless i'm wrong, i didn't see any upper teeth in the front, ouch, i went down with a Bell 360, face first, trust me, they work, DR said, if i hadn't had that type of helmet on, i'd NOT had a face. I tell people IF you don't want to wear a helmet, sign a paper, keep it on your person, stating you won't let the taxpayers, or the state pay for your hospital stay if you end up being a veggie!! Just my thought.
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Do you have a paper in your pocket that covers us (the taxpayers) if you get on a ladder, walk on snow or ice, shower in a tub-shower, or any other activity that CAN cause severe brain injuries. Something tells me you don't. Get off the pulpit. If you ask anti-motorcyclists, we all should be carrying the type of paper you describe.
yes i do, its called insurance, for one, I'm not on a pulpit, so, don't try to say I am. Get a warm glass of milk, have someone help you back to your little rocking chair with your blankie, and rest a little, you'll be fine after your blood pressure receeds a little,
yes i do, its called insurance, for one, I'm not on a pulpit, so, don't try to say I am. Get a warm glass of milk, have someone help you back to your little rocking chair with your blankie, and rest a little, you'll be fine after your blood pressure receeds a little,
Last edited by Nightrider2; Oct 12, 2009 at 09:44 PM.