I LOVE motorycles. But I also know many people see them as death traps. Including my mother. My father owns a motorcycle. Heck he's been riding since before I was born. But that doesn't change her view of them lol
Either way, I was wondering since a lot of you work in hospitals, if it has changed your view of motorcycles. In a more negative way.
Which is funny because I was going down the road once and I saw this male nurse on a sports bike, and not only was he not wearing boots, but he was wearing crocs! Those things will fly right off if you crash. And how did I know he was a nurse? He was wearing scrubs! lol at least he had a helmet.
Well, given that my friend's cousin was paralyzed in a crash in May, her uncle killed in a crash 5 days ago (he was also the son of a long-time co-worker) and my BIL broke his pelvis and some ribs on one two days ago, as well as suffering a pneumothorax, I'm gonna' say no. They're just too risky.
Specializes in Emergency Room, Specialty Infusions.
My husband got a motorcycle last year.....on one condition. He take out $500,000 life insurance.
I'm not worried about his riding. But all the other stupid people out there that think a motorcycle can stop on a dime when you pull out in front of one.....or they just don't see you for what ever reason. Also, the deer that run out in front of you.....or in one case, a pheasant that flew out and hit one young lady and broke her neck.
Well 2 of my son's best friends died on bikes in the last year 6 months apart. Same spot on I-4/I-95 turn off (recently listed as the most dangerous highways in the nation) at the same time of day and same date of the months. Neither bikes were damaged except a few paint chips as they skidded off road into the grass while the boys landed into the roadway. It was the Semi and the 2 cars that hit the kids after they went down in the roadway that caused thier deaths. Weird if anything. Young men whom have spent much time in my home over the years. My son was broken over both but made it clear it was something they all loved and if you had to go then at least it was doing what they loved. Believe me I miss both these boys with all my heart but like I use to tell my kids when they were small and fell off thier bicycles "get up, swipe off and do it again". Fear is worse to me than the risk, particularly if it would cause me to stop doing something I love. Same with surfing - been shark bit twice now but I still surf!
Specializes in neurosurg,med/surg,trauma,flight,case mg.
Years of ED nursing and more years of independent case mgt. for quads, paras and TBI --suicycles, nope, and my kids call them the same, or murdercycles.
It's one thing to say you want to LIVE ! until you die, but quite another to be totally cared for by others as with quads, or become a totally different person with a TBI, and have your family wonder who you will become.
It's all fun and games until you crash and Don't die.
They don't call them "DonorCycles" for nothing. Are they lots of fun, sure. Is it worth the potential for issues from an accident that isn't your fault, in my book the answer is no.
I absolutely LOVED riding motorbikes when I was younger. It was a cheap, no fuss form of transport and I thought I looked totally cool in summer (how naive I was!) But I was out bush one day and the bike skidded out from underneath me, and even though I was wearing jeans, the whole top of my leg and thigh got gravel in it and was bleeding. I still rode a bike after that healed, but it was painful and slow before I could even walk properly. I love motorbikes still and rode them for a long time after, but we all get old and the car becomes an inevitable part of life (but ******* it's got expensive for the petrol/gas!)
Specializes in ED, Med-Surg, Psych, Oncology, Hospice.
I own a BIG motorcycle. I have been riding for 40 years and when I'm too old to hold it up I'll convert it to a 3-wheeler! My husband I ride together and I also have a girlfriend that I take bike trips with. LOVE IT!
Specializes in Adult Step Down ICU, NICU, PEDS ICU.
***% yes!
I've been riding for 24 years now. Had a bad motorcycle accident a year ago. Suffered a TBI and a bilateral fx'd pelvis. Was in the hospital and rehab for 3 months.
2 days after I got out of the hospital I got back on the bike. I didn't want to live with a fear of riding again. We all do things that are bad for us.....for some it is just eating junk food. We all make conscious choices to harm ourselves in some way, but if we are too cautious about life and avoid risks, are we really livin'?
I absolutely love Harley Davidsons. Especially old pans and knuckles. I also really like Indians. However, as an ED RN, I have seen way to many serious injuries as a result of bikes. I have family that have been riding for years. I still have a motorcycle endorsement on my driver's license and I did ride for a few years. I had a few close calls in heavy traffic. I sold my Softail when my second child was born. I have not ridden since. After becoming a father, and working as an RN, I dont think I will either. I have more than myself to think about and the risk just doesnt seem worth it. There are two types of bikers, those that have been down and those that are going down.
dandk1997RN, MSN, RN
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Well, given that my friend's cousin was paralyzed in a crash in May, her uncle killed in a crash 5 days ago (he was also the son of a long-time co-worker) and my BIL broke his pelvis and some ribs on one two days ago, as well as suffering a pneumothorax, I'm gonna' say no. They're just too risky.