RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this year
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 3/29/2006 5:22:44 AM
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quans1000blade
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Damn thats 1 scarey site dudes dont look for too long it will put you all off riding !!!!!
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 3/29/2006 5:48:01 AM
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Muz
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Some of those pics made me feel sick, I was about to go for a blast but I might leave her parked for the night
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 3/29/2006 7:49:10 AM
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chainstretcher
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C'mon dudes -- don't fret over that crap. Get on your bike and ride. Dude likes twisting the numbers to make it out to be more dangerous than it is. You can take statistics and make going to the bathroom a deadly event (got Elvis didn't it?). I've witnessed a dude in a car get flipped and have his entire head separate from his body. It's a very sad thing but it didn't stop me from riding in cars.
Bikes got two wheels and are smaller than practically everything else so ya, they're more dangerous. So go out there and ride safe and be aware of your surroundings. And remember -- statistically you're more likely to die from a doctors ineptness than you will from a motorcycle (or car) crash -- so don't ever see another doctor. The peeps this dude showed are indeed messed up, but the peeps that the doctors kill are just as dead.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/11/2006 8:08:30 AM
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Vermino
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well sad to see some/most of these are real - even sadier for the ones that are paraylzed, i would just rather get it over with then be paraylzed neck down (which is most likely) - but you never know unless your in that situation =/.. Ok I do believe the last one with the guy all dis-figured is fake, he does have one boot and one shoe right near him - also you think if that was a leather jacket, it would at least be partially on him still.. i dropped at 75mphs and all i got where holes in my pants (big ones, but nothing that would rip me naked) you will know what i mean from the pic i uploaded from that website.. Well even with leathers or protection, you will might break bones still or get some nice scars - but people surf all the time in cali and some loose their legs or hands from sharks, but they know that risk and are willing to take it for the joy of the sport.. Same with motorcycles, we all know the risk - but you might want to take every precaution you can, it might take you some skin - and believe me, it gets old telling people how stupid you were when you dropped your bike.
just stay safe guys, and we hope not to see anymore on that website =/
(just another addition to fakies.. our high-school always have a drunk driver day for kids, they never tell us what day - but they will surpisingly take two of the semi- popular students, let them have the day off really (go home intill the show is over) and then set up this stage infront of our school, ON THE STREET.. they buy two wrecked vehicles and put them together and then get some kid actors with blood and what not.. and then the prinipcal pulls the alarm and we run out for a "fake drill" and then the fire man and everyone tell us to stand back, putting on a performance for us. they get the helicopter to come in (it's vegas, I"M SERIOUS) and pick up one of the bodies.. even tho the hopistal is like 2 minutes from the highschool i went to haha, but i'm just saying - those could be fakies because i seen some good acting before)
I just wish all those were fakes so i know those people were actually ok, but oh well =/.. safe riding guys..
most of the pics are on rurals roads too - just one lane both directions, these are really dangerous because people get inpatient and love to pass others (which will put them in the oncomming lane) - and you cant really see bikes in the distance when passing.. also when merging into rural roads.. anyways, be safer on those roads
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/11/2006 8:37:45 PM
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averagejock
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That site is the most biased, image-based, false-fear inducing site Ive been to in a long time. That dude twists his statistics A LOT.
Facts: (gotten from DMV and confirmed with the creator of that site - ie. he knew the same stats I am giving you)
28% of all motorcycle fatalities involve alcohol on the riders part.
82% of all motorcycle accidents involve blame on the riders part.
"32 times more likely to die" only applies to you if you count yourself as part of the above statistics. Average, safe riders who ride smart arent anywhere near as dangerous as he claims.
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There were 44,000 motorvehicle deaths in 2003 (DMV stats) That works out to be 15.3 fatalities per 100,000 eligilbe drivers nationwide. That is %0.000153 of all drivers. EVEN IF WE ASSUME his "32 times more likely" and put ourselves in the same category as drunk and unsafe riders - %0.0045 of us annually will be fatalities. Sobering to think of I know - but the odds arent bad either.
LASTLY
His message is "Bikes are deadly to riders - DONT RIDE" His message SHOULD be "Riders can be deadly on bikes - BE SAFE." We can ceratainly use more web sites that promote safe riding. Not sites like his that use scare tactics to discourage people from enjoying safe riding.
STAY SAFE AND THINK FOR YOURSELF. DONT BELIEVE ANYTHING AT FIRST.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/11/2006 11:33:46 PM
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We all know that riding motorcycles comes at a risk. So does crossing the street and eating a ham sandwich. We dont need pictures of dead bodies to remind us of that. I say we keep crap like this off the website. Ride safe.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/12/2006 8:31:31 AM
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I think a lot of the problem is excessive speed too. I guess I might just be a pussy but I don't see the need in flying down a rode at 120 MPH. I know a lot of people here ride fast and do all kinds of stunts that are nice to look at but I think a lot of the injuries and deaths are from excessive speed. Now I know not all but I would say more than not are due to driving to fast.
Wether it is fake or not, that site really makes me think about riding. Those pics of the father with his kid really gets to me. I am a father of a 11 month old son and I can't imagine what it would be like for him if I got killed.
The bad thing is though, like it has been said, you can die from anything at anytime, so what do you do?? Just be safe I guess.......
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/15/2006 3:16:27 AM
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insanearmer
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that gave me a wierd ass feeling in my gut but its a reminder of what can happen when people dont pay attention but it doesnt discourage me from riding its my freedom
stay safe and watch out everyone
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/16/2006 1:39:32 AM
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BlindinOrange
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quote:
ORIGINAL: averagejock
That site is the most biased, image-based, false-fear inducing site Ive been to in a long time. That dude twists his statistics A LOT.
Facts: (gotten from DMV and confirmed with the creator of that site - ie. he knew the same stats I am giving you)
28% of all motorcycle fatalities involve alcohol on the riders part.
82% of all motorcycle accidents involve blame on the riders part.
"32 times more likely to die" only applies to you if you count yourself as part of the above statistics. Average, safe riders who ride smart arent anywhere near as dangerous as he claims.
ALSO
There were 44,000 motorvehicle deaths in 2003 (DMV stats) That works out to be 15.3 fatalities per 100,000 eligilbe drivers nationwide. That is %0.000153 of all drivers. EVEN IF WE ASSUME his "32 times more likely" and put ourselves in the same category as drunk and unsafe riders - %0.0045 of us annually will be fatalities. Sobering to think of I know - but the odds arent bad either.
LASTLY
His message is "Bikes are deadly to riders - DONT RIDE" His message SHOULD be "Riders can be deadly on bikes - BE SAFE." We can ceratainly use more web sites that promote safe riding. Not sites like his that use scare tactics to discourage people from enjoying safe riding.
STAY SAFE AND THINK FOR YOURSELF. DONT BELIEVE ANYTHING AT FIRST.
I agree totally.. I was involved in a fatal crash last new years eve and what I went through was hell but it would not and can not stop me from riding. I still to this day do not remember even removing my helmet after I got up let alone even remember getting up. the guy who I was behind was ripped in half and it still shows in my riding today.
We were taking some twisties and going pretty quick when it happened.... Turns out the rider was not skilled for this kind of riding and was going way past his limits.
the truth is that we all took risks that day and it could have been worse than it was, you never know what could pop out from behind the next bend or twisty.
I have much more self control now and keep my mind on what I am doing at all times....... not to say I wont ever wreck but at least I know I am doing whats right and I lower my chances of becoming a statistic.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/16/2006 6:05:18 PM
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lvwilly
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No more riding for me today
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/16/2006 10:52:17 PM
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kiggy74
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So I don't get it, are they for or against motorcycles?
I'm sure if I tried I could dig up enough images and stories to make think twice about any form of transportation, including cars or planes. But doing so really wouldn't be useful. I'd get more out of this site if they offered some wisdom or lessons to take away from each of the accidents described. Just showing a bunch of gory pictures doesn't do much for me.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/18/2006 8:21:17 PM
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paste from the web:
The point is to ride safer. If you are already doing that, then spread the word.
Thanks for letting folks know that discussion and awareness make a differe
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/19/2006 12:02:35 PM
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CRAZY_600RR
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men that is nasty and scary. I bought my first bike this week and that site made me think about it twice. But I agree with what was said before. When you put all the accidents together, it looks really bad. All we can do is be safe and anticipate avery car's move. Be safe everybody.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/24/2006 10:52:54 AM
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To me, looking at websites like these are nothing. I've seen people get ran over right in front of my eyes and it hasnt bother me for one specific reason. Physics.
If you boil down riding a motorcycle, what do you think is going to happen to you if you hit a dump truck head on doing 120 mph on a 400 lb machine that is 1/5 the size of a car thats also built for one thing, speed. I understand that since that guy DID hit the dump truck head on going THAt fast, thats why his upper body is sperated from his lower body. physics......
do you think your body will stay together if you fall off of your bike doing more than 200 mph?
like i said, to me its all a matter of physics. the only reason i think this way is because if been working contracting all my life and ive seen countless people fall of building's and die for the same reason motorcyclists's die, and that is taking stupid risk's....
dont be stupid and always assume that anyone is capable of doing anything.
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