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Wear that helmet!!
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We have signs all over here that say to watch for motorcycles.... and we should add for kids on bicycles too, since they share the roadway with us also. We also live near an Amish community and some drivers seem totally unaware of how slow they are moving. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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We have signs all over here that say to watch for motorcycles.... and we should add for kids on bicycles too, since they share the roadway with us also. We also live near an Amish community and some drivers seem totally unaware of how slow they are moving.
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It's been a while since I rode a bike (dirt bike). I found anticipation an essential skill to cultivate so as to avoid/minimise potential accidents and/or injuries although we don't always have control over circumstances. Bike riders are particularly vulnerable as they have little protection - I'm glad you were wearing leathers as you could have been more shredded than you were. It would have been distressing to witness the accident let alone be the driver involved in the fatal crash. A local milk-tanker driver committed suicide a few years ago after mounting a nature strip and collecting a car reversing out of its driveway - all four occupants were incinerated despite the fire brigade's/first responders best efforts. The tanker driver was overcome with remorse - he was on his mobile phone when his tanker went off the road. As a clinical nurse specialising in severe trauma injuries, my daughter has come across some horrific injuries involving cars/motorbikes.
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It's been a while since I rode a bike (dirt bike). I found anticipation an essential skill to cultivate so as to avoid/minimise potential accidents and/or injuries although we don't always have control over circumstances. Bike riders are particularly vulnerable as they have little protection - I'm glad you were wearing leathers as you could have been more shredded than you were. It would have been distressing to witness the accident let alone be the driver involved in the fatal crash. A local milk-tanker driver committed suicide a few years ago after mounting a nature strip and collecting a car reversing out of its driveway - all four occupants were incinerated despite the fire brigade's/first responders best efforts. The tanker driver was overcome with remorse - he was on his mobile phone when his tanker went off the road. As a clinical nurse specialising in severe trauma injuries, my daughter has come across some horrific injuries involving cars/motorbikes.  Anyway, I see I'm not the only who started out on a dirt bike, those were a blast when I was a kid, ok, 13, that's still a kid. We didn't have all the safety gear that they have now and it was not easy in the beginning to avoid getting hurt, but we learned as we gained more experience. That is sad about those people being killed by the tanker driver and I can only imagine how he felt, not sure I would kill myself if I ever killed someone, but then again, I wouldn't know the mental suffering he was going through. I doubt I could deal with accident victims like your daughter, I have seen more then my share of injured people and not sure if I'd still be sane seeing it day after day. You must be very proud of her.
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I have a friend who is a Quadriplegic from a motorcycle accident, a couple that didn't make it and an ex who has brain damage from a motorcycle accident.......When my daughter was in the hospital I met a group of bikers who were there waiting to see how their friend was doing who had been in a motorcycle accident....he didn't make it.........but the bikers treat their fallen brothers like heroes....... All the other accidents I saw were total strangers. Yes, bikers stick together, they aren't the outlaws they once were declared to be.
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6/29/2021 7:34 pm |
Nile do you remember the Cossacks, Bandidos and their allies shootout at the Waco Twin Peaks Restaurant May 17, 2015? Over 200 riders there. 9 dead. 18 wounded. 177 arrested. It started over a motorcycle parking spot & a guy got his foot ran over. They were there to discuss motorcycle riders rights. Over 18 + law officers were monitoring the meeting & they got into the shoot out also after they were being shot at. It is on the net as Twin Peaks Shootout. Party On!
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Nile do you remember the Cossacks, Bandidos and their allies shootout at the Waco Twin Peaks Restaurant May 17, 2015? Over 200 riders there. 9 dead. 18 wounded. 177 arrested. It started over a motorcycle parking spot & a guy got his foot ran over. They were there to discuss motorcycle riders rights. Over 18 + law officers were monitoring the meeting & they got into the shoot out also after they were being shot at. It is on the net as Twin Peaks Shootout. Party On!
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I just read an article that states motorcyclists in Ireland represent less than 2% of licensed vehicles but 10% of road deaths. Speed is still the main factor in motorbike deaths in Ireland. All my brothers rode motorbikes when they were young, as did most of the young lads in the area. We girls had to make do with the push bike.  
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When I was a young teen my cousin who was only a few years older was involved in a motorcycle accident while riding as a passenger on one. She was thrown from the bike but recovered well and the only aftereffect of the accident was a permanent fear of riding on motorcycles. Hearing of her accident made me fearful of motorcycles too and I vowed never to ride one. About 15 years later on my honeymoon in Bermuda my then husband coaxed me onto a moped (scooter) as his passenger. I let my guard down and agreed to get on because I felt it would be a good, budget-friendly way to see the island and because he was really persistent. It was a drizzly day and the mist mixed with oil from motor vehicles made the pavement slippery. After traveling only a mile or so from the moped rental shop my husband lost control of the moped and it fishtailed. He regained control of the moped so we didn't crash but the feeling of fishtailing was scary enough for me to get off the moped and walk back to the shop. Not an ideal way to start a honeymoon! That experience amplified my fear of two-wheel vehicles and I have not ridden one since. A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I ride a bicycle almost every day, I won't get on a motorcycle except in very unusual circumstances.
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If we had less idiot drivers there wouldn't be hardly any accidents. Gosh, sometimes I wonder how people even get a drivers license? Well glad that you came out of that accident alive, or we wouldn't be conversing here. My oldest brother's first wife and my nephew were killed by a drunk driver. In that accident my niece was crippled for life. Drunk drivers need to be locked up and the key thrown away, but they're not! I love dirt bikes! A bunch of us went dirt biking about 10 years ago and had a blast! Doubt I'll get one now, but was thinking about getting an ATV.
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I just read an article that states motorcyclists in Ireland represent less than 2% of licensed vehicles but 10% of road deaths. Speed is still the main factor in motorbike deaths in Ireland. All my brothers rode motorbikes when they were young, as did most of the young lads in the area. We girls had to make do with the push bike. It was my push bike that got me into dirt bikes. I'd ride it over to where the dirt bikers were and try to do the same things they were doing. Some of those dirt hills looked almost straight down and then I'd try and go up the hill after hitting the highest speed I could and barely reached the top of the next. Yep, I had to get a dirt bike to join my friends. The first time I did that hill on a dirt bike, I flew over the top, lost control of the bike and I hit the ground! Can't describe how thrilling it was, didn't get hurt, but I did lay on the ground laughing about it, then tried again till I could stay on the bike.
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When I was a young teen my cousin who was only a few years older was involved in a motorcycle accident while riding as a passenger on one. She was thrown from the bike but recovered well and the only aftereffect of the accident was a permanent fear of riding on motorcycles. Hearing of her accident made me fearful of motorcycles too and I vowed never to ride one. About 15 years later on my honeymoon in Bermuda my then husband coaxed me onto a moped (scooter) as his passenger. I let my guard down and agreed to get on because I felt it would be a good, budget-friendly way to see the island and because he was really persistent. It was a drizzly day and the mist mixed with oil from motor vehicles made the pavement slippery. After traveling only a mile or so from the moped rental shop my husband lost control of the moped and it fishtailed. He regained control of the moped so we didn't crash but the feeling of fishtailing was scary enough for me to get off the moped and walk back to the shop. Not an ideal way to start a honeymoon! That experience amplified my fear of two-wheel vehicles and I have not ridden one since. Mopeds can be fun, they don't go too fast, but on wet slippery roads, yes, they can fishtail, even my Camaro and one ton pickup truck have fishtailed on slippery roads. I guess I would have walked back too if I was the passenger!
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I ride a bicycle almost every day, I won't get on a motorcycle except in very unusual circumstances.
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I've had a few motorcycle accidents, a few at high speed and all were scary yet I still love bikes. Most of the accidents I had were on the way to work, only had one touring. Thinking about getting another bike, nothing huge, about 750cc; don't need more, can easily get booked on a 125cc. I did in the past, even they can fly. Judgment Day will be interesting - and all paths lead there.
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I've had a few motorcycle accidents, a few at high speed and all were scary yet I still love bikes. Most of the accidents I had were on the way to work, only had one touring. Thinking about getting another bike, nothing huge, about 750cc; don't need more, can easily get booked on a 125cc. I did in the past, even they can fly. I didn't look to see if I had anymore comments on this post till today. Long time no see, glad you are still here on SFF. I'm not really afraid of the bikes, it's more like getting hit from another car, plus hitting pavement again. I had my little accidents on dirt bikes and kept riding them afterwards, but road bikes, I just can't do it. You stay safe out there if you do decide to get another motorcycle.
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