My wife spent 8 days on life support after someone clipped her bike from behind. One day while visiting I mentioned to her nurse that maybe I should give up my bike and stick to flying my plane. She said that based on their experience in the trauma center this would be a good idea. So far this year they have had 77 motorcycle accident victims, one sky diver, and no pilots. I still have my Honda Shadow and 415 C. Mike @C35
--- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Spook wrote: > > I was waiting for you to say the dipsey drivers > > claimed, "I didn't even see him!", a common plea from > > unattentive drivers who run into motorcyclists, > > bicyclists, and pedestrians. > > > My trouble was that the first dipsey driver DID see me and, having only one > reaction to problems in her repertoire, she slammed on the brakes and > stopped - right in my path. > > The second driver never did see me, before or during the incident. She > might have noticed me when I subsequently pulled up beside her and shouted > VERY loudly and made rude gestures. > > Though we brag about the safety of our small aircraft, I'm afraid that some > reviews show that the safety of small aircraft is only about the same as > motorcycles. > > Fortunately, the majority of the danger factors in aircraft are under the > pilot's control. By firmly resolving and taking action to be sure we don't > have accidents as a result of these factors, we eliminate 80% or so of the > flying risk - leaving those accidents to the fools. > * Continuing VFR into IFR conditions > * Running out of fuel > * Taking off when there are mechanical problems > * Buzzing locations on the ground > * Flying over terrain where there's not a good landing spot > (difficult in some parts of the country, I know) > * Aerobatics in a plane not specifically designed for them > Etc. > > P.S. thanks for adding the OFF TOPIC tag to the subject line. > > Ed > > Ed Burkhead > http://edburkhead.com East Peoria, Illinois > ed -at- edburkhead???.com (change -at- to @ and remove "???") >
