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A friend of mine was in a serious motorcycle accident yesterday.
He broke both arms, an elbow, a wrist and an ankle. His girlfriend suffered severe head trauma. He never liked wearing his helmet. I am not an ATGATT kind of guy, but I do wear my helmet.
Here is to hoping everything turns out okay.
http://fox17online.com/2013/09/30/2-...#axzz2gO3BBiQn
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Best wishes for your friends. This is the kind of crash (not a accident) that not can be done about on the bikers part. Accidents can not prevented, this crash could have been by the van driver.
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Check out this thread on helmets....mostly about helmets, that is.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...?58359-Helmets
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hurting
i hope your friends will be ok
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I hope they both recover. I was surprised when they repealed the helmet law in Michigan. I can't understand why anyone would think that this couldn't happen to them.
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Sad news..!!
Do wish them all the best and a speedy recovery. It will be a long way back and we can only hope they will see the benefit of a helmet.
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Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01
I hope they both recover. I was surprised when they repealed the helmet law in Michigan. I can't understand why anyone would think that this couldn't happen to them.
After the helmet law was repealed the insurance industry reported about a 50% increase in health care costs for injuries resulting from motorcycle crashes. We all pay fir thus through higher insurance premiums.
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They are in our thoughts and prayers
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I have a sneaking suspicion the medical corporations and pharmaceutical companies would raise our rates regardless. A very unfortunate accident. I sincerely hope they recover.
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Originally Posted by Tierhog
I have a sneaking suspicion the medical corporations and pharmaceutical companies would raise our rates regardless. A very unfortunate accident. I sincerely hope they recover.
Yeah they would, but the insurance companies wouldn't--they compete on price.
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Seeing that the bike hit the front right fender not further towards the back suggests the van turned in front of them at the very last second, no way to miss the van.
I hope your friends hell quickly.
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I hope for a speedy recovery and that they heal completely.
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Originally Posted by mxz600
He broke both arms, an elbow, a wrist and an ankle. His girlfriend suffered severe head trauma. He never liked wearing his helmet. I am not an ATGATT kind of guy, but I do wear my helmet.
Here is to hoping everything turns out okay.
http://fox17online.com/2013/09/30/2-...#axzz2gO3BBiQn
Hey Mark,
I sincerely hope your friends are OK. You know how much I'll pray for them!
I'm not ATGATT either, but I always wear a full face helmet. If nothing else, it keeps the bugs off my face!!!
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They are fortunate to be alive, and my prayers are with them for a speedy and uneventful recovery. I lost a good friend in July of 2012 when a car turned left in front of him in the middle of the block, to do a U-Turn. He was going 35 MPH but was killed on impact. A cop witnessed the accident. The driver of the car? "I didn't see him!" This is the scariest thing on the road . . . an idiot in a cage, turning in front of you or into you . . .
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Our prayers for your friends complete and speedy recovery.
Let's all wear the proper riding gear when we saddle up. Better safe than sorry.
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Yea. I can see where you'd be suffering from "chest pain" after running over two other people. Sorry to hear about your friends, and hope they recover soonest!
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Update
Thanks to all for the kind words and well wishes.
Now that things have settled down and the surgeries have taken place, I have some actual facts and not just here say.
Kevin has a broken wrist, elbow and ankle. He had surgery on the elbow yesterday. No internal or head injury.
His girlfriend MJ wasn't as lucky. She has no broken bones but did have surgery to repair some internal injuries. She also suffered a head injury that required surgery to relieve pressure on the brain. She is in critical but stable condition. The next few days are critical in how she responds.
Last edited by mxz600; 10-02-2013 at 09:22 AM.
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My prayers for both of them . . . so sad that such easily avoidable things happen because people can't pull their heads out of their and pay attention while driving . . .
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It is a sad day.
Kevin had his last surgery last week Wednesday to repair his wrist. He now has to get his bones healed and get through physical therapy, but I am not sure how well he will do. His mind right now is not in a good place. His girlfriend MJ did not make it through the weekend. She was an organ donor (something we all should be) so I do hope that through all of this other lives will be saved.
I can't say if a helmet would have saved her life, but I do know it couldn't have hurt.
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Really sorry to hear this.
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