That's pretty grusome... I'm a volunteer firefighter and have seen my fair share of injuries both with and without a motor vehicle, but I've never seen anything like that. I'm sure that's an image that will stick with you forever... Make sure you talk to a counseler if you feel you need to, I have on some occasions and it's helped....
On Jun 26, 10:08 am, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: > Someone who knows what to do in the case of a deer in the road told me the > best way to get them to move is to turn off the lights. It's the light that > startles them and causes them to stare motionless into the lights. I haven't > had a chance to try that, there being so few deer around most of the roads > here, which are a good percentage elevated because of the swampy ground > below, and I hope I remember it when I am on the open road where there are > deer. Most of us have seen what was left of that deer in the Beemer, but > that was probably at about 130 mph, or over 200kph... > > The facility where I work part-time is a cinder block mini warehouse > storage. Just a week ago this guy gunned his 1000cc crotch rocket, > accelerating to about 70 - 80 mph, obviously with no intention of stopping > with the brakes. No helmet; his face hit the wall and it did not give. His > nose and upper lip did, and I could only see blood and his upper teeth. > > I am sure there was coagulated blood in his nasal passage and he was unable > to breathe eventually, before the ambulance came. He was still alive; they > intubated him, rushed him to the hospital, and last I heard that afternoon > was he was in surgery for over 6 hours. > > He was brain dead, on life support; they gave him no chance of lucidity if he > were to eventually , a year or so down the road, breathe and function on his > own. They pulled the plugs and he died. > > There were about 15 or 20 bikers from the adjacent apartment complex who went > to his funeral last Sat., mostly on crotch rockets with two or three Vee > twins, not neccessarily Harleys. > The image of his head and face covered in blood is etched indelibly in my > mind. I can handle the observation of it, but I don't recall ever witnessing > something that gory, not even in war, or in any accidents I have seen. > > Had he worn his helmet, his brain wouldn't have been scrambled and his face > wouldn't have been obliterated. Portions of his nose and lip were either on > the pavement or stuck to the wall. > > I have always had a testimony of the virtues of wearing a helmet, despite my > love for the wind passing through my hair, over my face. If I ever thought I > needed a second witness, this was it. > > > Stanley > > ________________________________ > From: Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 9:00:18 AM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Speaking of Deer > > I almost hit a 3 point buck a few weeks back. It was standing on the side of > the road and looked like it was ready to jump into the road. I slowed down > and was ready to stop for him. He jumped backwards over his own shoulder and > headed into the field instead. It's hard to tell what these deer will do > until they actually do it. HotrodMamma. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 7:20 AM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Speaking of Deer > I was riding yesterday w/ a friend & a deer jumped out of a corn field. My > bud came about 10-ft from it. > I was following & stopped quickly awaiting for more to appear. > > Jun 26, 2009 06:50:40 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > As I recall the safety thing is an urban legend at best, a total non- > starter at worst. After all, sound is directional; alerting the people > (and deer) that you've already passed to your presence is not exactly > useful. The horn's mounted on the front for a reason :) > > I see deer around me all the time; they aren't spooked by my un- > baffled exhaust. They are only sometimes spooked by flashing high > beams. The horn is only slightly more effective. Literally, the little > bastards just stand in the middle of the street. Presumably the deer > population survival strategy is to breed like mad and accept high road > losses. > > "Like the sound" is entirely different. I like to hear that my > engine's running smoothly, too. (After all, it's a contrast to all the > H-D's around which have that "slightly out of tune" note - sharp-flat > sharp-flat sharp-flat). We all make a deal with the devil with respect > to how loud, how early, and how often. > > Anyhow, I was talking to an online retailer who found some replacement > V&H megaphone baffles for me; I'm going to order two, see if they fit > in my stock exhaust, and if not simply replace the single one on my > V&H street megaphone. Will report back with the results. > > Ciao, > > Marco > > On Jun 25, 6:16 pm, Music and Nighthawk Nut <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I tote a gun, but have never used the whistles. I just want loud > > exhaust cause I like how it sounds and also so people can hear you > > before they see you, kinda a safety thing.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
