11-26-2007, 02:34 AM
PGK Wrote:asteele2 Wrote:At the risk of being flame-fodder for MM, I've been asking myself if street riding is worth the risks.
It was risky before your accident too. You're number came up, so what? Having an accident doesn't make anything more or less safe. You were willing to accept the risks before, and the level of risk has not changed. If anything, learning from this relatively painless and potentially profitable accident can help you be a safer rider.
No, the risks haven't changed... but next time you get hit by a 4,000 pound SUV tell me about your perceptions.
PGK Wrote:So why even bring it up?
Because I realized that the only person with the resources to look after me if I do, god forbid, get seriously hurt, has voiced a serious objection to the hobby. Who would take care of me if I was hurt? If I were in for a long term recovery, or worse, permenantly disabled, who? Val, with her 3 days of leave a year? Dad, from Alabama? My sister, from nursing school? Either of my questionably sane grandparents? The only person with the facilities to do it is my Mom. That raises some serious moral questions for me.
That's why.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger