2strokesmoke Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 this is a terrible thing to happen ,but it is a perfect example to what can happen to riders that dont wear a helmet when riding . it can happen to anyone . most of the injurys were to his head and face . it is your choice to wear it or not ,but i hate to hear about guys in crashes with no helmet . the time it takes while sitting there letting your bike warm up, you can be putting it on . so lets put them on guys its a small price to pay ,instead of having your jaw wired shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueraiderfan Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I totally agree with ya 2strokesmoke. I never ever ride with out my helmet. well unless im riding my daughter around the yard at like 5 mph hell if i wore one then i should wear one when im on the lawm mower :baseball_w00t: but other than that I always wear it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawarriorman Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I can't find it now, but Arai used to have a letter from a guy that was in a crash on his crotch rocket at way over 100mph on the interstate. Doctors gave him something like a 5% chance of living, but he made it. He hit the guard rail head first, and the size of the dent in that helmet was just scary. But he lived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokesmoke Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 a lid is not going to help all the time but im sure in most cases it does . it saved one of my boys life . he broke like 7 bones,(ribs , arm, pelvis) but no head injurys(he had a helmet on) . his helmet was all cracked ,but i guess it done its job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 That sucks that it happened but I can not feel sorry for someone that is dumb enough to ride without one! His choice to be smart and wear one or not. It's like feeling sorry for a crack head that OD's. They did it to them self and knew better not to do it. It's the kids that see the "star" or dad riding without one that I feel sorry for. They are the one's that don't know better and need to see us adults wearing a helmet. With any kid around or by myself, if the leg go over the bike for a ride boots and helmet on always!!! My little girl is only a little over 1 and if I'm putt putting around with her on, her and I both have one on. She already knows that the helmet stays on while riding. She loves to ride already and you can't get her in a helmet unless an ATV, bike, ect. is in sight. I practice what a preach :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetquads Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Karmam, thats what he gets for stealing the superbowl j/k Seriously though i heard he lost all his teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 wonder if theylll make a big deal about this like they did when ozzy was riding an atv around actin like an idiot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeBrian Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Karmam, thats what he gets for stealing the superbowl j/k Seriously though i heard he lost all his teeth. 7 hours of surgery sounds like a little more than just a busted hinge.He could make a little more scratch with this,like doing promos for Shoei,Gerber baby food ect.. Sucks if you're at the age of 23 and already running around with a set of "Jimmy Carter's" for a yapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Moral of the story wear your helmet it can make the difference between stable and critical, you wreck a bike you're gonna get hurt it's just how much that changes. 2nd Moral just because you're a rich and famous athlete doesn't mean you have any business on a Busa. Athletes and motorcycles can be a dangerous mix. Here is a list of incidents and injuries involving athletes and motorcycles - some severe, some minor - during the past few years: -- Three months ago, Jerome Mathis of the Houston Texans, a Pro Bowl kick returner, sustained scrapes on his wrists and hands in a motorcycle dust-up. One message board poster on a Texans fan site noted that Mathis' injuries were minor and wrote, "At least he wears a helmet, unlike Ben Roethlisberger." -- In January, former bodybuilder and current California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger cut his lip, requiring stitches, when his Harley Davidson smacked into a car on a residential street. Schwarzenegger later admitted he did not have a license to drive a motorcycle. -- Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow missed the 2005 season while recovering from injuries to his right knee and shoulder. Winslow was learning to ride a motorcycle in a parking lot and hit a curb at about 35 mph. He was wearing a helmet, but it was unstrapped and flew off while he was in midair. -- A month after winning the E1 Tour de Phoenix, cyclist David Young lost his left leg in a motorcycle crash. Fitted with a prosthetic, Young competed in the Tour de Tucson six months after his accident. -- The day before the start of the 2004 Olympics, Greek sprinter Ekaterini Thanou missed her scheduled drug test because of what she said was a motorcycle accident. Thanou, who was uninjured, later was charged with making a false accident claim. -- In April 2004, LaKisha Gentry of North Texas University died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Gentry was the Sun Belt Conference champion in the javelin. -- On March 30, 2004, Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner flipped over the handlebars when his Harley Davidson collided with a moving car in Colorado Springs, Colo. Gardner, who suffered some scrapes on his left side, said his training as a wrestler helped him land safely and avoid serious injury. -- Indy Racing League driver Dario Franchitti broke his back in a 2003 motorcycle accident and missed several races, including the Indianapolis 500. -- Jay Williams, the second overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, has not played since he lost control of his red and black Yamaha sportbike and rammed a utility pole June 19, 2003. Williams severed a nerve in his leg, fractured his pelvis and tore three ligaments in his knee. -- In 2002, San Francisco Giants second baseman Jeff Kent injured his wrist when he ran into a curb while popping wheelies. At first, Kent told team officials he was hurt while he was washing his truck. -- Olympic champion skier Hermann Maier shattered his left leg in August 2001 when a car hit his motorcycle on a road in Austria. Maier had a titanium rod inserted in the leg and sat out the 2002 Games. But he made a dramatic comeback last year by winning two medals in Turin, Italy. -- Major-league pitcher Steve Howe, who in 1997 was attempting a comeback at age 39 with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent Northern League, was critically injured in a crash and later charged with drunken driving. Those charges were later dropped after prosecutors decided his blood test was improperly obtained. -- Former NHL tough guy Bob Probert, who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks, sustained minor injuries in a motorcycle accident in 1994. Tests showed alcohol and cocaine in his system, and he was placed on inactive status for the 1994-95 season. -- Mike Nyeholt, an All-American swimmer at USC, broke his neck and was paralyzed from the chest down when he crashed his dirt bike in January 1981. -- Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Robin Yount injured his foot when he drove his dirt bike off a cliff a few days before the start of spring training in 1978. Yount began the season on the disabled list, enabling rookie Paul Molitor to take over at shortshop. -- Daredevil Evel Knievel went into partial retirement after a failed attempt to jump a tank full of sharks in late 1976. In the crash, Knievel suffered a concussion and two broken arms, and a television cameraman lost an eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalman294 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I guess the idiot wears a helmet all day to work and figured he didn't need it that day. On a Busa? I don't feel sorry for him, but self inflicted pain and the idea of everyone knowing that you were an idiot really sucks............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 On a Busa? '05 Busa, given to him buy a local Zuki dealership for promotional appearances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILO Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 you would think that anyone who gets bashed around as much as an nfl qb would appreciate the need for a helmet more than anybody. i've always liked big ben, but what the hell was he thinking? :shoothead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtplay1975 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I always wear my helmet when riding, but do find it amazing at the number of those who dont. Also amazong to me is the good number of guys I know that played football etc yet for some reason dont feel they need a helmet on a quad or bike. Kinda funny how they prolly wouldnt dare go out on the playing field without one yet they will get on a bike and go do stupid stuff on it without one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 They are now saying he had no motorcycle license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad99banshee Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I always wear my helmet when riding, but do find it amazing at the number of those who dont. Also amazong to me is the good number of guys I know that played football etc yet for some reason dont feel they need a helmet on a quad or bike. Kinda funny how they prolly wouldnt dare go out on the playing field without one yet they will get on a bike and go do stupid stuff on it without one. He wasn't doing stupid stuff... someone make a left in front of him.. claimed they didn't see him. Out of state plates... Maine I think.. He wasn't speeding.. he wasn't showing off.. nothing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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