Which will kill you younger:
Riding a motorcycle or being Keith Richards?
One is 34x as likely to die/per mile driven,
than in a passenger car
Oh yes, I’m a biker, but the truth is what it is
Hate to see stories like this, since hubby is a rider. May this man RIP.
Man, a thread about the death of a respected football player devolved into motorcycle horror stories pretty quickly. RIP Cedric.
I think I’ll clear my mind by taking my Triumph 955i out for a ride this evening. (About crashed my Eddy Merckx this morning after hitting a 6-inch rock at about 30 mph - downhill aided, of course.)
Personally, I stepped away from riding for a few years due to family/financial commitments and my northern location simply not having much of a riding season. Recently (a couple of years ago now) things changed and I became a "returning rider" and I love it. I did not realize how much I had missed it. Not to get too morbid but I have watched family and friends waste away in hospital beds. That is not what I want. If I go out on two wheels that is just fine with me. I will not give up riding again.
Two Tours as a Marine serving in Afghanistan didn’t kill our Nephew, but an inattentive Woman driving a Honda Accord did when she made a left turn in front of his Motorcycle when he was riding back to Work after Lunch.
Given the lack of attention drivers show these days, motorcyclists are taking their lives into their hands every time they get on the road. Last week while driving home on the 280 in traffic, I saw a motorcyclist get mad at some woman in the adjacent lane ahead because her car was drifting a bit in the lane as he split the lanes - but regardless of whether she deserved his anger, he has to realize that he’s going to lose any argument involving physics if they collide.
When I drive m motorcycle I ALWAYS assume the other guy does not see me and will try to pull out in front of me or turn in front of me... It pays off a lot - but my biggest fear is someone riding up and over me from behind then.
I used to frequent a bar in North Austin where Cedric Benson would sometimes go to shoot pool and chill. While many knew who he was, the regulars gave him his space and tried not to treat him like the celebrity he was. He was much larger than he looked on television and he was generally sullen, perhaps because he was at the end of his NFL career around that time.
Many athletes either feel they are invincible because of their prowess on the field or can’t adjust after the gravy train stops, particularly when a knee or a shoulder provides a constant painful reminder that the show is over. It can be a very lonely feeling if there’s no support network. Benson apparently turned to alcohol as part of his coping mechanism.
He didn’t expect special treatment because he was Cedric Benson, football star. He was generally thought of as a good teammate. But I also thought it odd that he would chill in a bar that was 90% white and rarely brought any friends with him.
May he Rest In Peace.
He was a conservative. I strongly suspect a Trump supporter.