Motorcyclists: WEAR A FACE SHIELD

[SFC JeffJ]

Oh wow...damn. I'm glad that you survived and are in one piece, Gerald. You are definitely a poster boy for the importance of wearing a helmet - complete with ALL face protection, not just those dinky metal hats that some try to pass as helmets.

Now if only you can talk some sense into the Pennsylvania lawmakers. The state repealed the mandatory helmet law a few years ago, and not surprisingly, the number of head trauma incidents caused by biking accidents increased by a LOT. One of the worst decisions ever made, I think.

I prefer that the morons who don't want to wear helmet don't wear em. Evolution in action.

 

[theletch1]

Glad to hear that you're OK, man. Helmet laws shouldn't even be needed since common sense tells ya to wear one.

As a truck driver myself I gotta say we aren't all like the ones you're describing in your posts. As far as blowing a dual, hell, if it's on the trailer sometimes you don't even know you've lost one til the next truck stop and fussing about a driver jack knifing...well, that's like yelling at someone for wrecking their bike trying to avoid a hazard in the road:ultracool . I've logged over a million (yes, 1,000,000) miles accident free in my career but I've had some very close calls for lots of reasons. As a general rule the 90% of us that are good folks trying to make a living try hard to police the 10% of us that don't have any business being behind the wheel. Anyway, sorry for the rant, great to hear that you're OK and I hope you heal well and quickly.:asian:

 

[Shaolinwind]

Glad to hear that you're OK, man. Helmet laws shouldn't even be needed since common sense tells ya to wear one.

As a truck driver myself I gotta say we aren't all like the ones you're describing in your posts. As far as blowing a dual, hell, if it's on the trailer sometimes you don't even know you've lost one til the next truck stop and fussing about a driver jack knifing...well, that's like yelling at someone for wrecking their bike trying to avoid a hazard in the road:ultracool . I've logged over a million (yes, 1,000,000) miles accident free in my career but I've had some very close calls for lots of reasons. As a general rule the 90% of us that are good folks trying to make a living try hard to police the 10% of us that don't have any business being behind the wheel. Anyway, sorry for the rant, great to hear that you're OK and I hope you heal well and quickly.:asian:

Eh.. No driver malice here. Now the loading crew, they can eat me.

 

[Kreth]

As a truck driver myself I gotta say we aren't all like the ones you're describing in your posts.

And I'm sure you have your share of stories about some moron pulling in front of you and locking up their brakes (what, you can't stop that rig as quick as an Escort? )

 

[Jade Tigress]

Not even scrapes baby, I'm missing flesh. THis is brutal and I just got finished peroxiding myself. I am in such incredible agony. The only reason i am typing is because this is the only comfort i got at the moment.

DO NOT USE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ON YOUR WOUNDS!!!!!

It will damage the edges of the wounded skin and slow the healing process. Keep the wounds clean and covered with gauze. You can use Betadine for antibacterial purposes. I repeat NO PEROXIDE!!! Take care of yourself there. *hugs*

 

[bydand]

Ditto Jade Tigress!! My wife is an ER Nurse and won't allow Peroxide in our house.

Glad to hear you are mostly in one piece. I know exactly how you feel, i got hit by a mint Chevelle a few years ago and still am as ugly as ever thanks to a full face helmet and face shield. I know what you are talking about with the strange thoughts that first go through your head, mine was "Oh, the car is blue, crap, I forgot my gloves my hands are gonna hurt when I land."

Take care and get another bike!

 

[donna]

So glad to hear you are ok, and still as cute as ever. As an ex nurse I shudder to see people on motorbikes with no safety gear. Thank goodness you were wearing a face shield.

 

[Kensai]

Pisses me off when they blow one of their duals and leave chunks of it all over the highway. Nothing like dodging big chunks of rubber with jagged pieces of the radial belt sticking out.

Aye, saw one cut up a car driver the other day, the car driver had to slam his brakes on and swerve like an F1 driver, just because the lorry driver wasn't paying attention. Tut...

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Glad your safe! Heal up and get better! Motorcycle accidents are
nothing to mess around with.

Brian R. VanCise
www.instinctiveresponsetraining.com

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Pisses me off when they blow one of their duals and leave chunks of it all over the highway. Nothing like dodging big chunks of rubber with jagged pieces of the radial belt sticking out.

I had to run over one today that was conveniently left on the road that was under construction. Concrete wall on one side and underpass concrete wall on the other. Luckily it did not affect my van one bit but it sure was scary as it came out under the car in front of me! :erg:

Brian R. VanCise
www.instinctiveresponsetraining.com

 

[Cryozombie]

DUDE!

Im glad you are in mostly one piece!
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[JasonASmith]

For God's Sake, Man!
I am happy that you are somewhat vertical...
Take Care, and you MIGHT want to think about getting that rash looked at professionally...
I raise my glass of Rum and O.J. to your(recovering) health..

 

[Kembudo-Kai Kempoka]

I held on to my helmet for years as a reminder...looked like a face-first belt sander had flattened about a 4" wide strip off the roundness. Weeks after that, a guy on a Harley went down in front of me, and hit the back of his unhelmeted head so hard, he ejected his eyes in the skull crush. The cosmos screams at such times, "WEAR A HELMET!"

And, as an ex-para, recent P.A., and current alt health doc, I third the NO PEROXIDE thing. You'll make the whole gig worse, including the healing time and fascial scarification...and it sounds like you burned deep enough to.

I'm working in Napa the next couple days. If you need to get those looked at, but don't wanna hit the horsepistol, PM me and I'll migrate out that way after work. BUT STOP THE PEROXIDE!! Clean them out by flushing with warm water, and make sure you get the pieces of road out. Otherwise, look up "wound debridement" on the internet.

Depending on how bad you burgered your bod, you might want to go by a local urgent care for a broad spectrum, anyways. Lotsa crud on the roads in CA. Doesn't belong in your flesh.

Best Regards,

Dave

 

[theletch1]

And I'm sure you have your share of stories about some moron pulling in front of you and locking up their brakes (what, you can't stop that rig as quick as an Escort? )

I took no offense to any of the comments about truckers. It's kinda like non-MAist commenting about all martial artists...and yeah, I got lots of stories about folks doing crazy stuff. Had a guy take the wrong side of a fork where I-64 and I-77 split the other day. He came to a dead stop and started backing his van up with traffic moving at 70 mph all around him! Ah, well, that's part of the job, I guess. By the way, did ya'll know that a trucker can look down as you're driving by and see EVERYTHING going on in your vehicle?:ultracool

BTW...I would be willing to bet my next paycheck that the driver of the truck WAS the loading crew. At the very least it's his responsibility to ensure that his load is properly secure before ever pulling away from the dock.

 

[Swordlady]

My mom is an RN, and worked in the trauma unit for several years. She has seen a LOT of horrific injuries from motorcycle accidents, which is why she said "No" when I asked her for a motor scooter during my teen years.

One of my former coworkers got into a motorcycle accident about five years ago. She was driving a motorcycle on a low speed, and wiped out on wet gravel. Not only was she helmetless, she was only wearing a swim suit. She was VERY lucky to have survived, and to not sustain any head trauma or broken bones. But she still needed over a month to recover, since one side of her body was literally skinned (she underwent a lot of skin grafts). She came back to work almost two months later; the scarring was surprisingly not that bad. Hopefully, she learned her lesson after that incident.

 

[Shaolinwind]

Im doing ok.. No bits of road in me, betadine and lots of clean water used to clean the open seeping flesh... and a great deal of screaming involved. No green, no red. I'm good. Man do I rock!

Fly, roll, scrape, walk away, take a bus home, I've just realised just how much butt I kick. Now, how to finance another bike?

 

[Shaolinwind]

a trucker can look down as you're driving by and see EVERYTHING going on in your vehicle?:ultracool

Gotta get entertainment somewhere!

 

[crushing]

In significant pain. I lent my sister my leather jacket last time she was here. The jeans did a good job, I only had some bad knee scrapes. My hands and forearms are tore the hell up.

BUT.. I walked away. And I'm still cute as hell.

Saludos, my friend. You look marvelous, really you do. You may not feel marvelous, which should be hokie-dokie for you because as you know, it is always better to look good, than to feel good.

 

[Lisa]

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[Kreth]

Hey Shaolinwind,
As a body-art fan: Don't use anti-bacterials unless you need them. The human body is amazingly resilient, and using an anti-bacterial when it's not absolutely needed just reduces their efficacy when you *do* need them.