Motorcycle Deaths

MyGirlsMom · ‎03-09-2010

I don't like motorcycles and was pretty happy when my nephew sold his.

This week alone, there have been two deaths in our area due to motorcycles. One young man had an accident four months ago and just succumbed to his injuries.

The other was a person who collided with a deer and neither one survived.

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SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

At the hospital where I worked they called riders "ORGAN DONORS".

MyGirlsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
At the hospital where I worked they called riders "ORGAN DONORS".

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TeezNu · ‎03-10-2010

Totally agree with you! I live in the Dallas area, and car drivers can be insane here - lots of road rage. It's dangerous enough when you're in a car, but motorcycle riders have no protection.

My brother finally sold his motorcycle. He is an excellent defensive driver, but finally realized the odds were not in his favor.

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MyGirlsMom · ‎03-09-2010

I live in a State that DOES NOT require motorcyclists to wear helmets.

*smh*

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AmericanBulldogMom · ‎09-25-2016

I have always called them "murder-cycles".

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
in a State that DOES NOT require motorcyclists to wear helmets.

*smh*

Helmets don't save lives. They just save the head parts from being scattered.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

I live in Ohio so it's not exactly motorcycle season right now for us. But come spring and summer when more are out, there are always more accidents at the beginning of the season because motorists aren't used to looking for them.

DH and I own a Harley. Because of hectic schedules we do not get out on it much. I have to say I am more and more nervous everytime we ride. Last year there were several fatal motorcycle v car accidents and every one was the fault of the driver of the car. They crossed the center line, pulled out in front of the motorcycle, made a left turn in front of a motorcycle, etc.

Helmets most definitely do save lives. A few years ago an acquantance was riding, went off the road and hit his head on the pavement. His head wasn't "splattered" but it did hit and he died from that head injury. The coroner said had he been wearing a helmet, he would be here today.

I also know someone who was hit by an F-150 truck. His head hit into the bed of the truck. Luckily he was wearing a helmet and when he hit the truck, a huge chunk came out of his helmet. Had he not had that helmet on, that huge chunk would have come out of his head.

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

I call them donor-cycles.

What gives me the shivers, is when I see a motorcycle rider wearing shorts as they ride down the road.

If they have to lay down that bike.....

Once when I was about 22, a friend took me for a spin on the back of his motorcycle, and we just went around a parking lot. We weren't going that fast, but I was still terrified that I was going to die.

So, while I like looking at motorcycles, I'll never, ever own or ride one.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
I don't like motorcycles and was pretty happy when my nephew sold his.

This week alone, there have been two deaths in our area due to motorcycles. One young man had an accident four months ago and just succumbed to his injuries.
The other was a person who collided with a deer and neither one survived.

I don't like them either but to keep things in perspective, in the same time period there were probably 200 car accidents.