Point taken but sarcastically speaking, if you didn't say "Be careful" would the person be less careful?
It bothers me to read the fallen riders posts and like many, I find it tempting to dis the rider, especially if it was a single vehicle crash. Would dissing a fallen rider make the next rider more cautious?
I don't think so. "I'm smart, a good rider, loud pipes will save me, I'm maneuverable, good brakes, ATGATT, etc" and then there's another fallen rider post.
When my late brother was a traffic cop he had to, on a few occasions, knock on a door and advise the resident that someone wasn't coming home. In some cases life plans change until the injured party recovers. In other cases there is no recovery and the spouse, kids and or parents also suffer life altering changes.
It wasn't M/C related but I know a family that was 100% going forward until a common operation was botched and a five year old brain stopped growing. Decades later at a special camp a procedure was missed resulting in a paralyzing fall.
Everything goes down the drain, travel plans, education, the good life, freedom, prosperity and the joy of seeing loved ones move forward with life.
What do we do to eliminate the testosterone / ego fueled crashes? Saying "Ride safe" isn't working.
I really respect the riders who do track but not street and I suspect that the track riders that ride street as well aren't as tempted to be as exuberant on the roads. How do we get that attitude to the squids?
In an argument between common sense and testosterone does testosterone always have to win?
