11-26-2007, 10:05 AM
.RJ Wrote:I'm not too worried about family, because I could get hurt riding my bicycle on the road, riding on track, driving my car - it wouldnt be any better on them if I got hurt doing something other than riding a motorcycle on the road.
The end result is the same. But if you get hurt riding a motorcycle and your mom says "now I've got to take care of you because both your legs are broken after your accident on that stupid donorcycle that I asked you not to ride" what are you going to say?
"I could have gotten hurt walking down the street" isn't a satisfactory answer to the moral problem of the whole matter. You're asking somebody else to, potentially, bear the burden of the choice you made to ride. If they're not OK with that then you're imposing a cost on them that isn't fair.
Am I still OK with the risks of riding on the road? I'm more aware of them, but yes, I'm OK with them. Had I thought of my mom having to take care of me before? No, she brought that up when I told her about the accident and I hate to admit it, but she's got a point.
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