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.
You guys just be careful out there. Feet that are facing the wrong direction make me nauseous.....guy put his foot down (had to lay the bike down because an idiot pulled out in front of him), and his foot was exactly 180 degrees from the direction God intended. It was very interesting to look at, but....*shudder*
I have owned and rode motorcycles all my life. We have had dirt bikes, hondas, harleys and now a trike. Most of our close calls have came from someone who does not watch the road. But they do not watch the road if you are in a cage.
In my life I have seen all sorts of things damage people. Twin towers, terrorist, etc. I guess I will keep my bike, be a safe driver and let what happeans happean.
I am shocked that the number of who would and who wouldn't own a motorcycle is about equal. Having worked in an ER and seeing the difference between the injuries in a car accident and a motorcyle accident I would definately have to say NO I would not own a motorcycle.
Ride my bicycle in decent weather, ride my scooter in hot weather, and drive my car in crappy weather.
Every time I float to the ED, I see a lot of kids who have hurt themselves somehow, or grown-ups with food poisoning. Doesn't stop me from having kids, or from eating and drinking.
My husband has motorcycles. He wears all of the gear, and doesn't take them out in bad weather. I say go for it. You can get just as mangled up in a bad car wreck. You can't live your life in a bubble.
I just bought my first Harley in February after taking the "Rider's Edge" class. I have seen the damage done to many, many ER patients and their families due to motorcycle accidents and it did not deter me. You only live once, why not live life to the fullest each and every day I believe. I'd rather die doing something I love (riding my bike) than anything else.
I own one and ride it to work every day that the weather permits. I love it and simply can't give riding up. I work on a med surge floor and haven't seen many people in because of motorcycle wrecks. I can imagine it would be tough to be a motorcycle rider and work in the ER though.
Oh well... something has to kill you... I'd rather go out quickly on a motorcycle than be some of these elderly people that I take care of.
No thank you. In my part of the country there is just too much traffic to make riding one safe. Weather here is also not so good, between rain and ice. And with the cold winters, our roads are torn up with potholes until summer when road crews catch up. It's just not a fun place to ride. (I sometimes bicycle and even that's taking my life into my own hands!)
And last summer clinched it: Saw a friend's husband in the hospital after he lost control of his bike at a slower speed. An oncoming car hit him. He had broken wrists, cracked vertebrae, and terrible road rash. It tore one of his boots off and stripped away the skin on top of foot, from ankle to toes. He was extremely lucky he was not paralyzed.
He has been riding motorized bikes since he was a kid. He was no novice! And he was not drunk or otherwise impaired or distracted.
A year has gone by, and many many sessions of painful p/t: he is walking again. However, his mistake cost about $500,000 in hospital bills for his recovery. They did not have health insurance, and even if they did, health ins doesn't like to pay out on motor vehicle claims. His motorcycle coverage doesn't cover med expenses of driver without an extra rider policy which he didn't realize he needed. He couldn't work for the past year. His wife spent the first 3 months after the accident caring for him. They're about to lose their little farm and be homeless. They might declare bankruptcy,which wrecks their credit for 7 years. If he had just driven one of his cars that day, none of this would've happened. An accident on a motorcycle is devastating, and it not only hurts the driver but it hurts everyone around them.
Angelfire3
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My hubby owns one & he's teaching me to ride. I'm expecting to have mines by January/February. They are cheaper to buy in the winter.