a UF football player died!
10-12-2007, 04:54 PM
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a UF football player died! http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sport...,1238186.story
Kind of a shock to me, I knew the kid, but I log on to the orlando sentinel sports page this morning to read up on some sports and to see a picture of someone you know isn't a great way to start the day.
Kind of a shock to me, I knew the kid, but I log on to the orlando sentinel sports page this morning to read up on some sports and to see a picture of someone you know isn't a great way to start the day.
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10-13-2007, 05:50 AM
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sport...,1238186.story
Kind of a shock to me, I knew the kid, but I log on to the orlando sentinel sports page this morning to read up on some sports and to see a picture of someone you know isn't a great way to start the day.
Kind of a shock to me, I knew the kid, but I log on to the orlando sentinel sports page this morning to read up on some sports and to see a picture of someone you know isn't a great way to start the day.
It's bad enough when fellow comrades die. It's just as sad if not sadder to see 2 young people in the prime of their lives taken away. I pray for their family and friends.
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10-13-2007, 01:52 PM
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They really need to make it a law that you have to wear a helmet. You don't have the choice to wear a seat belt(well you do but its against the law) why should there be a choice to wear a helmet. How many people would still be alive if they would have just worn there damn helmet.
10-13-2007, 07:24 PM
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Just had someone I knew this week die due to no helmet. Even if the law doesn't require you to wear a helmet, I don't understand why people don't wear one. I like the seatbelt reasoning, you need to wear a seatbelt, but not a helmet on a bike? I'm always amused that you can ride in a truck bed in this state also.
10-13-2007, 08:26 PM
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I have a scar on my head where I had 38 stitches when I was 14 years old. My lips were purple, as well as my fingernails from the tremendous loss of blood. All because I wasn't wearing a helmet. Helmets should absolutely be required by law in every state. They save lives. I nearly died from not having one on.
If someone in a car is simply not paying attention because they are stressed form a long at work, or, maybe they are stupendously talking on the telephone and arguing with their spouse ... well, if they are not paying attention, they can rearend you and end your life, instantaneously.
If you ride a bike PLEEEEEEZZZ wear a helmet.
If someone in a car is simply not paying attention because they are stressed form a long at work, or, maybe they are stupendously talking on the telephone and arguing with their spouse ... well, if they are not paying attention, they can rearend you and end your life, instantaneously.
If you ride a bike PLEEEEEEZZZ wear a helmet.
10-14-2007, 07:34 AM
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There is no doubt that there should be a "Click It or Ticket" law for motorcycle helmets. But, if I may say so, a helmet isn't going to do much for you if you don't have all of the OTHER safety equipment on as well (leather pants, leather jacket, leather gloves). Of course wearing a helmet improves your chances, but to truly have a remote chance of even surviving, you need to be wearing ALL of the right gear when you're out there on a motorcycle.
When I was little I was hit by a car on my bicycle, and my helmet was the only reason I didn't end up in the hospital.
When I was little I was hit by a car on my bicycle, and my helmet was the only reason I didn't end up in the hospital.
10-14-2007, 10:05 AM
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I think it might have helped out a lot in his situation, but you never know. Still sad to hear, Old Archer is a shitty ******* road anyways. It's horribly lit where the road drops down and curves onto 441 and I'm sure that's where it happened.
10-14-2007, 10:19 AM
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There is no doubt that there should be a "Click It or Ticket" law for motorcycle helmets. But, if I may say so, a helmet isn't going to do much for you if you don't have all of the OTHER safety equipment on as well (leather pants, leather jacket, leather gloves). Of course wearing a helmet improves your chances, but to truly have a remote chance of even surviving, you need to be wearing ALL of the right gear when you're out there on a motorcycle.
When I was little I was hit by a car on my bicycle, and my helmet was the only reason I didn't end up in the hospital.
When I was little I was hit by a car on my bicycle, and my helmet was the only reason I didn't end up in the hospital.
Oh yeah I completly agree a helemt is not going to stop people from dieing on bikes. A helemet should at least be the minimum requirement by the law. I'm sure there are alot of peopel that have had fairly mild accidents that if they had a helmet on they would still be alive. Sure they would be scraped up an pretty rough but they would still be alive. There's probably some people that have died just siting still and fell over and cracked there head.