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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:27 pm
by Gadjet
Kids like that one give all riders a bad rap, whatever style of bike you happen to ride.
The average non-riding schmuck sees one bad story and assumes all riders are the same. It doesn't help that the media usually helps to spin the opinions that way as well.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:23 pm
by storysunfolding
I've had a few people tell me that their cousin/brother/uncle/goat died on a motorcycle. It gets annoying, especially when you know the person and you've heard them talk about all the wheelies and stoppies they used to do.
Motorcycles are inherently more dangerous because they take more vigilance, wear you down faster and offer less protection than their 4 wheeled counter parts. I have alot of sympathy for a rider that goes down, unless it's something like this guy. In that case I say good riddance and I hope his news coverage scares some squid out of being an idiot.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:07 pm
by liablemtl
Two words...
population control
If some moron does some insane stunt and gets killed... it's one less moron in the gene pool
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:06 pm
by Sev
liablemtl wrote:Two words...
population control
If some moron does some insane stunt and gets killed... it's one less moron in the gene pool
What happens if he takes out a genius on his way down?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:12 pm
by liablemtl
meh... odds are that the genius drives a cage anyway. And to top it off... I've met some geniuses... and they are the most detached from reality people I've ever met... and they're flat out scary behind the wheel.
So, is it really that much of a loss???
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:14 pm
by Sev
Uhhh, I'd like to think so, last time I took the test I was Genius level IQ... not that I have the perseverance to do anything with it.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:18 pm
by liablemtl
Sevulturus wrote:Uhhh, I'd like to think so, last time I took the test I was Genius level IQ... not that I have the perseverance to do anything with it.
Well... I didn't say ALL geniuses. There can be exceptions... obviously you can ride and do so capably. I'm just generalizing here... I have to... it's the only way I can feel better about myself while taking a sociology course.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:20 pm
by Sev
Notice me siggy?
LoL
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:25 pm
by liablemtl
Sevulturus wrote:Notice me siggy?
LoL
No... but that's funny. At least, most people would find that funny.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:31 pm
by Sev
That's what everyone thinks, at least I do...