Many years ago, a friend in college was out riding a motorcycle in rural Illinois (two lane roads). An old farm couple were our driving as well. He passed them, but then they speeded up and passed him, only to slow down. He passed them again, they passed him again and slowed down again. He passed them a third time but found a big pot hole in the road as he pulled back into his lane.
He fell from the bike, and managed to rolled like a log. The bike ran over him and off the road. As he slowed, he was feeling pretty good and decided to put his arms and legs out to slide to a stop. Big mistake as he had only slowed down to 30 miles per hour. The old couple saw the whole thing and politely picked him up and took him to the hospital emergency room. He was wearing shorts and a t-shirt and had a bad case of road rash. The doctor checked him out and found no broken bones or serious trama, but he had black asphalt imbedded in his skin. As the doctor left the room, he turned to the nurse and said 'He's OK, clean him up.' She brought out a bucket and a scrub brush, the kind you scrub the floor with, and proceeded to work over his wounds. The guy was the #1 advocate for helmets and gloves, plus long pants, whenever riding a motorcycle. Regards, Bob S. On 10/7/05, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/7/05, keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've read in serious cycling magazines about how many riders wear a full set > > of leathers all summer long too. Screw the heat! It's losing yards of skin > > that gives you the willies! > > All you need is once. Doesn't really matter who was at fault, does it... > > Don't forget gloves, too. When I had my little accident with the now > replaced Vespa, the fall was lucky--I didn't even hit the istD that > was hanging from by back. But my right leather glove ended up so badly > worn in the palm that I doubt I'd be holding my camera in the same way > if I hadn't been wearing it. > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler > http://www.jbuhler.com > photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com > >
