Its not the motorcycles, its the fucking moronic car drivers around you that hit you and kill you. If you check the actual statements, you will find that most motorist say "I didn't see him/her/it".
I was riding my Harley and the woman that hit me ran a stop sign, turned into my lane (left) while looking the other way, while talking on her cell phone. All this time her passenger was wearing a look of pure terror. When she hit me, I was thrown 23-25 feet from the impact and made at least 2 flips in the air (I only remember two, but some witnesses said 3). I got two broken legs (one of which is still healing) from it and she's got big trouble coming still.
When the police officer asked her what happened, she spent 10 minutes saying she didn't know then finally said "I didn't see him, I swear!" There were roughly 30 witnesses, all of whom agreed she ran the stop sign and turned left into approaching traffic (me). She finally admitted to causing the wreck just before I was taken away.
While waiting for my erector set to be installed on my leg, a kid was brought in to the area next to me and he was 19. He had lost his leg due to a guy in a vette running a red light, swerving through a gas station and impacting this kid who was just sitting on his sport bike. The impact was so great, he lost 7" of leg below the knew and the docs said there's no way to fix it.
1 week later I am undergoing the surgery to install the metal I will have for the rest of my life when there's a guy in there talking to his lawyer prior to his surgery. He's a Harley rider and was sitting a the traffic light when a guy in an SUV, using his Iphone to look up internet shit, slammed into him and launched him through the intersection and into a car. The passenger informed the police that the driver was not paying attention and had been asked moments before by everyone in the SUV to "put that fucking thing down before you hit someone".
It's both. There are morons on rice rockets all over the place, driving unsafe swerving through traffic, pulling stunts on the freeway. WHere I agree many motorists are clueless, especially since the age of cell phones and DVD players in autos, you must know you're open game. A car wins everytime, even if the car isn't moving. They're not called suicycles for nothing. Get off them like I did - you'll live longer.
you know, i would love to just go off on a rant about how stupid you are for blaming people who are driving their cars around and hit people on motorcycles... i even have a wonderful story about almost plowing one over just yesterday as he decided he didnt need to wait his turn to go... but im just gonna say i think yankee is right on this.
It's neither JUST riders' fault, nor JUST cagers' fault. It depends on the circumstances of each incident. Many wrecks ARE caused by cagers who can't drive for shit, don't pay attention to their surroundings and end up running into or cutting off motorcycles, claiming they "never saw them" (even though they oftentimes make eye contact with the rider). Then there are the ricky racer idiots who haul ass on public roads, do wheelies down the freeways and other moronic activites.
And yankee, I'd much, MUCH rather die on my bike, doing what I love more than just about everything on this earth, than to just give it up because of fear of wrecking on it.
"I refuse to tip toe through life only to arrive at death's door safely."
I'm not going to say that there are no poor riders out there.
A few years ago, at the Lone Star Rally in Galveston, a guy riding home was killed when he fell off his bike. The ironis thing was that he was speaking out on how riders needed to wear helmets (99% of all head hits are fatal) and then rides home wearing a bandana.
Or like a very good friend of mine who bought a 200hp cycle for his 500hp wrecklessness, 5hp brain and 3hp judgement - and ended up spending 4 years learning how to walk and feed himself.
I know there's some realy beauties out there, but honestly I just don't see them being stupid as much as I see cars being stupid.
Argue all you want, but everyone knows that most drivers don't pay attention to anything beyond the hood ornament. They simply aren't aware of their surroundings.
As for me, I might give up the Harley - if I find a buyer. Otherwise I will change my riding habits since auto makers are sticking more useless crap in autos.
i was doing 100km hr down the freeway.. the correct speed limit... and what zipped past me at about 50-60kph faster? a kamikahzee motorcyclist... sianara bonehead. keep going
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Motorcycle's are deathtraps, cars are 100% safe, prove me wrong
simple enough... if cars are "100% safe"... then why do ppl die in car wrecks everyday? thats not really 100% now is it?
You're just a big pussy in the real world huh 'tough-guy'.
Proof: Dale Earnhardt.
yeah, im with you swerve.
we're on to you guy
don't call him guy buddy
I don't really think you could call a vehicle that ejects you on impact a "trap".
hahah dont worry dik i got the south park ref.
why is there not a single drop of blood anywhere ? oh i got it all ,do great with uzo
theres no blood because he died on impact think about it heart stops pumping when your dead dummy
i think blood still oozes out though
wrangler.. thats the funniest thing i've heard all week.. and I really don't think you were joking.
blood move down, thats why you drain blood from animal upside down when you cut there throat.
its called "gravity" plantshit.. google it.
gravity doest really work when your layin horizontal dipshit
i know what gravity is you fuckin gravity ant
gravity ant... really?
Is that guy even alive...will he be worrying about shoes?
great. i just bought the fastest production motorcycle available last month. this reinsures me that it was a worthy purchase.
If you bought yourself a Hayabusa, youll be dead within the month. Something to look forward to is what keeps a fella goin' sometimes...
You'll be safe hank, that guy had a scooter, a zx14 is too fast for death to catch you ;)
I wish the Hayabusa was legal in this country.
just go out and buy a Yamaha Fs1e
what country are you in mako? i cant beleive they would outlaw the busa!
France? lol
No, actually I'm in the U.S. and I always heard that it was illegal here.
Europeans should stick to Segways I guess.
One less Beaner to illegally break into my country and steal my jobs!
You don't have a job retard
good thing he was wearing a helment.. and shin pads
Its not the motorcycles, its the fucking moronic car drivers around you that hit you and kill you. If you check the actual statements, you will find that most motorist say "I didn't see him/her/it".
I was riding my Harley and the woman that hit me ran a stop sign, turned into my lane (left) while looking the other way, while talking on her cell phone. All this time her passenger was wearing a look of pure terror. When she hit me, I was thrown 23-25 feet from the impact and made at least 2 flips in the air (I only remember two, but some witnesses said 3). I got two broken legs (one of which is still healing) from it and she's got big trouble coming still.
When the police officer asked her what happened, she spent 10 minutes saying she didn't know then finally said "I didn't see him, I swear!" There were roughly 30 witnesses, all of whom agreed she ran the stop sign and turned left into approaching traffic (me). She finally admitted to causing the wreck just before I was taken away.
While waiting for my erector set to be installed on my leg, a kid was brought in to the area next to me and he was 19. He had lost his leg due to a guy in a vette running a red light, swerving through a gas station and impacting this kid who was just sitting on his sport bike. The impact was so great, he lost 7" of leg below the knew and the docs said there's no way to fix it.
1 week later I am undergoing the surgery to install the metal I will have for the rest of my life when there's a guy in there talking to his lawyer prior to his surgery. He's a Harley rider and was sitting a the traffic light when a guy in an SUV, using his Iphone to look up internet shit, slammed into him and launched him through the intersection and into a car. The passenger informed the police that the driver was not paying attention and had been asked moments before by everyone in the SUV to "put that fucking thing down before you hit someone".
Sorry, but it ain't us. It's you.
It's both. There are morons on rice rockets all over the place, driving unsafe swerving through traffic, pulling stunts on the freeway. WHere I agree many motorists are clueless, especially since the age of cell phones and DVD players in autos, you must know you're open game. A car wins everytime, even if the car isn't moving. They're not called suicycles for nothing. Get off them like I did - you'll live longer.
you know, i would love to just go off on a rant about how stupid you are for blaming people who are driving their cars around and hit people on motorcycles... i even have a wonderful story about almost plowing one over just yesterday as he decided he didnt need to wait his turn to go... but im just gonna say i think yankee is right on this.
It's neither JUST riders' fault, nor JUST cagers' fault. It depends on the circumstances of each incident. Many wrecks ARE caused by cagers who can't drive for shit, don't pay attention to their surroundings and end up running into or cutting off motorcycles, claiming they "never saw them" (even though they oftentimes make eye contact with the rider). Then there are the ricky racer idiots who haul ass on public roads, do wheelies down the freeways and other moronic activites.
And yankee, I'd much, MUCH rather die on my bike, doing what I love more than just about everything on this earth, than to just give it up because of fear of wrecking on it.
"I refuse to tip toe through life only to arrive at death's door safely."
zpyro summed that up quite well.
Amen zpyro.
I'm not going to say that there are no poor riders out there.
A few years ago, at the Lone Star Rally in Galveston, a guy riding home was killed when he fell off his bike. The ironis thing was that he was speaking out on how riders needed to wear helmets (99% of all head hits are fatal) and then rides home wearing a bandana.
Or like a very good friend of mine who bought a 200hp cycle for his 500hp wrecklessness, 5hp brain and 3hp judgement - and ended up spending 4 years learning how to walk and feed himself.
I know there's some realy beauties out there, but honestly I just don't see them being stupid as much as I see cars being stupid.
Argue all you want, but everyone knows that most drivers don't pay attention to anything beyond the hood ornament. They simply aren't aware of their surroundings.
As for me, I might give up the Harley - if I find a buyer. Otherwise I will change my riding habits since auto makers are sticking more useless crap in autos.
But next on my horizon is a boat.
I can swim, thankfully.
That's some quality triage there.
Wear a helmet while doing something stupid itll help you live longer... usually...
probably wouldn't have helped in this situation. sure as hell helped in both of mine though
you know he will lay there forever too.
he'll get up and walk it off in a sec, he just got the wind knocked out of em
i was doing 100km hr down the freeway.. the correct speed limit... and what zipped past me at about 50-60kph faster? a kamikahzee motorcyclist... sianara bonehead. keep going