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TRIIICK

http://www.backroadsusa.com/home.htm...nys_Story.html Was reading this article,thought I'd pass it on.

HiDesert

Even having seen that before, those photos are chilling. Ride safe, everyone!

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Lee

I have had discussions with people over the years. Most recently with a surgeon who consistently rides around with just shorts, t shirt and sneakers. How do you get the point across, especially when the people are educated and know what can happen?

Even photos are of no help. Perhaps giving all bikers a small road rash and rubbing in salt to give them a taste of the rashes to come if they do not cover up.

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Wombat

A very strong lady to continue riding and to come out and campaign for rider safety as she has.

I have used her as an example in safety presentations that I have had to do.

More info about Brittany Morrow here:

http://www.myspace.com/brit2morrow

http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/med...dRashQueen.htm

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Sands

Thats awful, shouldn't have to happen to start wearing the right gear.That guy Shaun seems like a real tool, how fast was he going? Seem like he was trying to impress her, and he ended up puttting her life in danger.God bless that girl, and she should get some better friends.

steventhechef

Wearing gear is a personal choice. Some people just don't understand what it is like to have road rash. If they did they would not need convincing.

I never go out without all the gear on personally.

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koifarm

Sad story for that young lady, she will be scarred for life but seems so strong and coping with it amazingly well.
It was somewhat puzzling about how she was sitting, assuming she was behind the dude driving, why would she push against the tank to get closer to him?
"Approaching mile marker seven on highway 550, I noticed that I had to start fighting the wind to stay behind Shaun without pulling on him too much. I placed my hands on the gas tank and pushed myself into him as much as possible without crowding him. As we came around to the right and went down the hill, we kept accelerating. I was scared, but thought I could handle the force of the wind as it suddenly picked up much more than in the moments before. I started to slide back on the seat and felt the cool air fill the small space between my chest and Shaun's back.
I felt a rush of wind hit my face like a brick and our bodies separated in an instant; "
I would think, in that situation, that she would have a death grip on the drivers mid-section, especially when she started "sliding back on the seat"
My guess would be that they had to be going in excess of 100 mph to blow her off like that, given that the drivers body would have shielded her somewhat from the wind.
Just a puzzle....vague references and inconsistencies make it a puzzle, anyone else out there have a comment?

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TRIIICK

I thought that strange too untill i saw how high up the seat is, gravity must have forced her down on the rider and to aviod crowding him she push away from the tank and at the same time shifted herself into the rider. She probably just didn't explain it right,Thank God she was wearing a helmet, poor thing..

Skull Crusher

Yep, it always takes a traumatic experience to change the stupidity. Obviously not enough though to change her friends. Kids are constantly using the 550 to race on. It's stupid when the have a racing road course available to them, just outside Albuquerque. The surrounding area on the 550 west out of Rio Rancho is a common street racing loction for riders around Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. It has a slow downhill grade going east with several long bends for extremely high speeds.

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Thruxton-Texas

After seeing the photos of the horrific injuries and reading the text, I don't see how anyone could argue against wearing protective gear. It certainly convinces me that I made the right choice with the ATGATT philosophy. But the cynical side of me says that she will never be the "poster child" in the campaign to get riders to wear their gear; the photos will never be seen in the mainstream motorcycle magazines. Why? The major motorcycle manufacturers will use the threat of pulling advertising. Reports of injuries with all the gory details would put people off buying motorcycles and cut into sales. Years ago, light airplane manufacturers tried to use crashworthyness as a selling feature; the practice was abandoned when sales declined. Potential buyers don't want to be reminded that they can be injured or killed while engaging in their chosen hobby.

My cynical side also thinks that this thread will degenerate into flame war between the ATGATT faction and the "helmet laws suck" faction. I sincerely hope I am proven wrong on both accounts.---James.