Well, the story didn't end yet. I learned today that there was brain matter protruding where his nose was. If I had known that it happened sooner, would a tracheotomy have helped? I can't say, but the buddy that saw him hit, ran over and lifted the bike off of him, and said that the ambulance took what seemed like 30 minutes to get there. Having learned first aid for the battlefield, I would have just pierced his throat with something,like a pen without the writing part, just so air could get in and out, and had the buddy keep his head to the side to keep the fluids away. I am not feeling guilty that I could have done something, just sort of talking about it. This is the first I have spoken about it since it happened; my two sons were there that day and the youngest saw him go by and I am grateful he was busy brushing the dog and so didn't think about how fast the guy was going and the fact that the wall was only about 40 feet away from where he saw the flash of him go by. It is his nature to investigate and he would have walked past the building to see just how he turned that fast, and what a sight he would have seen. There I have the reason I felt an overwhelming prompting to bring the dog, despite my reluctance to do so. The son who saw him go by like a flash is nine years old. I thank God for that insistence. It was like, "Trust me, son. Bring the dog. " And HRM, I think even a dropped one would have been better than none, but this guy had a Shoei, so he knew the value of one, he just was trying to end it. His friends thought it was deliberate and said so. Having spoken about it, I have lived it, shared it, and now it is a memory which may be sad, but also a learning experience and an excellent example of why it's a good idea to wear a helmet. Ride safely and don't commit suicide by using a wall to stop... Stanley
________________________________ From: NytWing <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 10:41:09 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Speaking of Deer 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
