Donorcycles: Motorcycle Helmet Laws and the Supply of Organ Donors
the PMC and harvesting organs of alienated people, name a better duo
Donorcycles: Motorcycle Helmet Laws and the Supply of Organ Donors
the PMC and harvesting organs of alienated people, name a better duo
When my girlfriend was in the hospital last summer with kidney failure one of the nurses told about how every time she saw someone on a motorcycle she just saw two donor kidneys riding around. Those things are murder machines and are often driven by inexperienced PMC's with a midlife crisis and an inflated sense of their own abilities.
I get it, but I also wanna point out how the danger in motorcycling is - for the most part - coming from cars and the inattentive drivers steering them
all the more reason to avoid
cars are the devil be around them as little as possible and have the safest equipment manageable
also dont speed through intersections is the most likely way to get you killed
yeah ok but by that logic you should just buy a bigger SUV than your neighbor
which also sucks
afaik the environmental impact of an EV suv vs an EV non-suv is negligible cause theyre all made of plastic or some lightweight chemical satanic ritual these days so anything that gets you up off the ground a bit more ups your survivability
penny farthing e-bikes when? Penn-E Farthing?
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My dad was never very vocally strict or scaremongering with me as a kid, but the two things he made absolutely clear weren’t acceptable for me at any age were:
He very clearly described how he had friends that either died or were disabled by both. To his credit, neither have an appeal to me to this day, and he fostered my love of trains.
Same.
When he was a teen my dad stole and crashed his dad's motorcycle. He then proceeded to hide a pretty serious wound for weeks so he wouldn't get caught. Needless to say, he's always been very vocal against motorcycles.
Although, the real reason I'm against them is my own experiences driving. People are fucking lunatics and will not keep you safe on the road. I don't truly feel safe in a car, why would I expose myself on a fucking bike?
:deeper-sadness: I've wanted a motorcyle all my life
time to move to vietnam, the safest place for motorcycles in the world, as pretty much everyone there drives motorcycles. highest ownership of motorcycles in the world per capita
70% of deaths for motorcycles are on interstates / primary roadways as well. if youre on backroads and avoid the interstate you have a pretty normal chance of survival in any country
Two-cycle engines are monstrously polluting. I wouldn't want to breathe that every day.
:party-parrot-mask: N95 baybee
Motorcycle helmet messes it up and prevents a tight seal.
I used to road bicycle a lot. I bought a motorcycle after I turned thirty because I figured I had my stupider years behind me. Now I won't even consider road bicycling, it feels way way riskier than being able to move at the speed of traffic and wearing protective armor. If you're a careful rider, wear gear, take an MSF course, and never ride drunk your risk is pretty low.
Cars don't see you on the road. They'll change lanes into your lane without a second thought and sideswipe you off your bike. Hope you bought the $1000 bike armor that will stop your skin from being eroded away as you slide for hundreds of feet on the asphalt. Won't save you from the broken bones you get on impact, nor being run over by the other car that was following you too closely.
this is such a dim view of motorcycling. it's true that cars are a danger when you're riding, especially in the US but why do we have to fearmonger about bikes? anybody who rides knows the risk, whether they are wearing a full race suit or flip flops and a tank top. everybody manages their own risk taking and aversion in life. i would personally recommend wearing leathers, boots, gloves and a helmet, but just because things can go wrong i don't understand the extreme jump to "oh you want a bike? you're gonna die." if people want to ride, i encourage them to try it–in the safest way possible. people die in cars too but we just accept that. just because bikes are riskier doesn't mean there isn't anything to gained from the experience and if you're smart and careful plenty of people ride their whole lives without an incident.
At a previous job I had I was in the break room and two guys, one about 18 and the other 40, were talking about motorcycles. The young guy was saying how he really wanted one and how they were cool and fast, and the older guy was kind of talking him out of it or at least being cautious about them.
Once they finish up the young guy leaves the room and the other guy turns to me and says "with that attitude about bikes he will end up dead within a year of owning one" and he walked away.
Counterpoint: If I had a motorcycle it'd be easier to pick up my fellow gays.