Re: Woman on motorcycle hit in face by wild turkey

 


Um, how about "Wearing a full-face helmet might be a good idea in
wooded areas"?  Or "Stay alert"?  Or perhaps even "Be ready to duck"?

You're free to extrapolate even further, should you wish.


No, nobody said those things except you.


So to sum it up: you've decided to invent a couple of things the OP
never said and then blame him for saying them.

Here's a hint: riders post accident reports of all sorts to
motorcycling Newsgroups on a regular basis, and always have.  It's a
way of saying "Well, here's something else to watch out for", and
unless the poster includes a rant about how "You're all going to be
killed and you all deserve it!" (and sometimes we get bike-hating
nutjobs who say exactly that) then you can generally be assured that
the poster is a biker himself and is fully aware of the risks he takes
when he rides.

The average poster who tells us about a strange accident is no more
suggesting that you sell your bike and quit riding than the weatherman
who reports on a 2" pipe that was driven through a brick wall during a
tornado is telling everyone who hears him to move the hell out of
tornado alley.

 


I've owned and ridden motorcycles for more than 40
years and I think he should sell his motorcycle because
it's too dangerous.

If every description of a motorcycle accident sends
someone off the deep end, then obviously they should
stop riding at least until they can some out of denial
and calm down about the idea of a potential accident.


I'm not no steenking average poster.

 


No, but the question is "do you have a badge"?

 




I think she should change her club affiliation.
It is dangerous to ride behind a rider who is thoughtless enough to hurl a
bottle of whiskey.
It seems that her club didn't discourage such behavior, she should check out
the Mongols.

--
Andrew

 


Seems like most big birds are really lousy at takeoffs.
I had a heron take off in front of me when I was a good
twenty seconds away from it. I figured it would be long
gone when I got to that spot in the road, but as I got
closer and closer, the heron  was still in more or less
the same place, flapping really hard. I didn't hit it, but I
was amazed at how hard it was working trying to get
airborne.