Life is precious, riders, please be careful out there!

[Squeeze]

I'm VERY glad the motorcyclist is going to be okay. A lot of us here ride and are aware of the dangers. A great friend of mine once said, "I ride my motorcycle as if everyone else on the road is trying to kill me". However; at the end of the day, you can constantly be aware of your surroundings and some jackass can still get you into a collision. I was in one bad motorcycle accident and I am thankful I only ended up with a broken collar bone. Bike was totaled, but I walked away. We all know there are douchebag motorcyclists out there who drive like morons and they certainly don't represent us all. Those I believe are the small percentage of riders (who are young and think they are invincible).

For those of you who ride, I pray you always keep the "rubber side" down and continue to enjoy riding.

[fitz19d]

It doesn't take much speed to get seriously hurt either. Though it wasn't a motorcycle, my cousin was riding home on a golf cart with her husband from a neighborhood gathering this past Friday night in Wake County, NC. She went to turn towards her husband to talk and fell out backwards, landed on her head and snapped her neck. She died on Saturday afternoon when life support was stopped due to no brain activity in a MRI. She was in perfect health, 41 years old, a Doctor of Optometry and had 2 kids 9 and 7. So if all that can happen at 10-15 mph in a golf cart, take all precautions possible on a motorcycle.

Same reason why tasers police are supposed to be careful about if the person is elevated, in a full run, and when possible the surface they are on etc.

[Hummer]

Here's an update to continue the 'be careful out there' theme. This afternoon the husband of the injured rider was surveying the scene and met me in my driveway He needed to put together a better understanding of what happened.

Talking with him was a relief for all of us who personally heard or saw the impact to know more of the outcome, .

First, the young woman motorcyclist is doing okay but hurting. After the Saturday crash she was released from the hospital on Monday. She had a concussion, a broken rib and a partially collapsed lung. Thankfully, no apparent spinal damage but that can show up later in life. She's on pain meds and maybe $30K in hospital bills later will have some time in recovery.

My impression is that they are careful, conservative riders. But bicyclists and motorcyclists are so very vulnerable in impacts with vehicles many, many times their mass. There are so many poor drivers, careless drivers out there. Looking to kill you whether they realize it or not.

I also feel bad for the young woman who made the poor decision to U-turn at that location. She injured and could have killed another with that maneuver. And she could have been injured or killed as well. Now she suffers the legal and financial consequences.

Be careful out there, life goes on for those of us who survive.

[OtterbatHellcat]

That's the bitch about making the decision to ride or not to ride.

The general public is too stupid to pay attention to other motorists, let alone anyone on two wheels. It is a dangerous endeavor to exercise the handlebars.