Motorcyclist Hit by UPS Truck: $3.4 Million

[bluehdmc]

Riding a motorcycle is stupid, period. All a helmet does is keep you alive as a crippled mess.

And people get injured horseback riding, skiing, on jet skis, bicycling, slipping on icy surfaces, tripping on the rug in their living rooms, etc., etc. Maybe one should just stay home, eating an all natural vegan diet, breathing filtered air, and hopefully they won't die of cancer, get Alzheimer's, or a heart attack, or stroke.


This is something my Mother used to say, think very carefully about this statement; "If you are born to hang, you will never drown."

That's kind of the philosophy I use, I don't jump into a tigers tent, go pet an unknown dog, and try to look before I leap. When I ride a motorcycle, I wear protective clothing and a helmet, and not try to worry about anything and everything.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

And people get injured horseback riding, skiing, on jet skis, bicycling, slipping on icy surfaces, tripping on the rug in their living rooms, etc., etc. Maybe one should just stay home, eating an all natural vegan diet, breathing filtered air, and hopefully they won't die of cancer, get Alzheimer's, or a heart attack, or stroke.


This is something my Mother used to say, think very carefully about this statement; "If you are born to hang, you will never drown."

That's kind of the philosophy I use, I don't jump into a tigers tent, go pet an unknown dog, and try to look before I leap. When I ride a motorcycle, I wear protective clothing and a helmet, and not try to worry about anything and everything.

but a healthy amount of paranoia helps for me. Everybody is trying to kill me and make it look like an accident.

 

[bluehdmc]

but a healthy amount of paranoia helps for me. Everybody is trying to kill me and make it look like an accident.

Yes, and remember as a motorcyclist you are invisible. Must be because the car driver always says, "I didn't see him!"

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

The first place my eyes go at a stop is my rearviews.

 

[Indecisi0n]

You're right.

That guy died. I remember his mom put a PSA out about it. He was young if I remember correctly.

 

[bluehdmc]

That guy died. I remember his mom put a PSA out about it. He was young if I remember correctly.

They have a bunch of PSA's on British TV that a pretty gruesome. I think they should show more of them here like they do the texting PSA's.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Anybody going that speed in traffic, car or bike, is asking for it. Only one hand on the bar, I might add.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Anybody going that speed in traffic, car or bike, is asking for it. Only one hand on the bar, I might add.

I believe that gif you see is sped up.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Then if he had 2 hands on, he may have fared better. Speed looks fairly realistic to me.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Then if he had 2 hands on, he may have fared better.

Oh I agree with you on that one.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

What I could see off the needles, he was moving pretty fast.

 

[Indecisi0n]

What I could see off the needles, he was moving pretty fast.

I found the original video to refresh my memory. He was going pretty fast and the video states "97 mph" but not really sure if that's true. Anyhow like you mentioned being in traffic like that is no time to be relaxed.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Riding can really make you appreciate life, even if it just puts you in touch with your own mortality.

 

[Indecisi0n]

When I was a young ride I use to show boat and show off my bike to others but back then there wasn't texting. Now you need to be on alert at all times.

I had a guy on my right one time lock eyes with me as I slowly began to pass in his left. Even though he saw me (his head turned to me) he still merged into my lane almost hitting me. I thought he was doing it to be a dick but he violently steered his car back into his lane when he realized I was there. He had a very shocked look on his face. Just shows sometimes people are just in zombie mode. We all been there.

 

[rod]

For the most part I can't go from one side of town to the other (its a small town too) without having to take some sort of evasive action with some idiot pulling out or changing lanes. Springtime is the worse. People aren't used to looking for motorcycles. I've had two friends killed in the last couple of years. One was riding side by side on a two lane road when the bike on the left swerve for some litter in the road. My friend instinctively served also only he clipped a mailbox doing abut 50. I refuse to ride side by side anytime. The other death was when another friend rear ended the car in front of him doing about 5 mph at a stoplight. He tipped over and hit his head on the bumper of the truck along side of him. He wasn't wearing a helmet. Just like that hes gone. You have to break out your A game when you are riding.

 

[Indecisi0n]

For the most part I can't go from one side of town to the other (its a small town too) without having to take some sort of evasive action with some idiot pulling out or changing lanes. Springtime is the worse. People aren't used to looking for motorcycles. I've had two friends killed in the last couple of years. One was riding side by side on a two lane road when the bike on the left swerve for some litter in the road. My friend instinctively served also only he clipped a mailbox doing abut 50. I refuse to ride side by side anytime. The other death was when another friend rear ended the car in front of him doing about 5 mph at a stoplight. He tipped over and hit his head on the bumper of the truck along side of him. He wasn't wearing a helmet. Just like that hes gone. You have to break out your A game when you are riding.

I never ride side by side , always staggered.