EroticySteve

As an avid motorcyclist I'm not one to ride without a helmet even though Florida doesn't have a helmet law. I've seen enough people splattered on the road to realize that I don't want to be that guy. At the same time, if the result of an accident will be me being Terri Schiavo then perhaps I'd want to go quick.

At the same time, I have a great story from an Doctor friend of mine who had a great incident during his residency.

True Story. A guy came into the ER. laying on his stomach screaming. He apparently took a spill on his sportbike at close to 100. He was doing a wheelie when the bike came out from under him. The bike was a total loss and he was in agony. His helmet and riding jacket staved off most injuries above the waist.

However when the bike came out from under him he slid to a stop on his ass while wearing little more than just work pants. The result of it was that he lost his ass. Like the guy in the picture, but much worse. The speed and the concrete literally ripped most of the skin and muscle from his ass and legs. He will never walk again. Good thing is though that had he been wearing his riding pants he may have been really banged up but otherwise intact.

Accidents are a part of motorcycling, it's something you've got accept and deal with as a rider and as a passenger you've got to accept that as well. Somethign will happen from time to time, that's riding.

There are two types of riders, ones who've gone down and the ones that haven't gone down yet. Why would you not want to protect yourself?

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