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Prayers for you and your wife. Hope you guys will ride again soon if you so choose. Glad you were wearing helmets. I have a friend whom I ride with that the minute we hit Yuma (coming from SD) off comes his helmet. The ironic thing is he swears at other riders who lane split as being stupid yet has no problem not wearing his helmet. Before the flames start I'm not in favor of mandatory helmet laws.
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Unfortunately, we all who love to ride could easily be telling the same story or a story much worse. Thankfully, you and your wife will heal and live to ride again if that's something you two still desire to do. I wish you both a full and speedy recovery.
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Glad you both survived. Had a bad close call once, went to pass a semi and at that moment he made a left turn, his trailer lights weren't working. Locked up my brakes and managed to avoid disaster but it could have been nasty.
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Speaking of helmets, I talked with a rider in Montana who was riding without a helmet, and hit a deer only going about 10mph when they contacted. He fell off, hit his head on the pavement and was hospitalized with a bad concussion and lacerations. He said he will NEVER ride without a helmet again. Just think about merely standing on pavement, then falling and hitting head-first. That alone could kill you. Many people die from head injuries just falling on their stairs.
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No, it means you should wear a helmet when riding. It may feel good to ride without one, but once you've had a bad head injury you are never the same, if you live.
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Damn brother sorry to hear of this terrible accident. Sounds like you did everything right, sadly you cannot count on the other guy doing the same. Hang in there and hope you both heal quickly.
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