Biker Deaths

[Paulington]

I was just wondering how it affects people when they hear news or anything about a biker dying?

My friend's Dad was recently on a trip to Devon. He came off and got hit by a white van coming the other way. He was killed in said accident.

Just wondering how it feels or if makes you alter your riding in any way? I find I tend to ride a bit more cautiously after for a little while..

Cheers!
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[Ste]

Do you drive differently when you hear news about a car driver dying?

[D O G]

It makes me so horny I have to have a wank, or my balls start to ache.

[Seb]

That's probably a bit inappropriate mate

But I've got to agree with the point, if it's someone I don't know personally I tend to feel a bit gutted for them/their family but not much more. It wouldn't really affect my riding.
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[ryhardcastle]

I must admit; it does make me go all philosophical about how fragile life can be. A lot of the biker death stories you hear are down to other people's mistakes and it can be quite disheartening to know that sometimes you're going to be seriously hurt / killed through no fault of your own. It definately makes me more cautious when I hear about specific accidents.

[Mudskipper]

[s44678]

Much as I'm gutted at not owning a bike since selling up, part of me is actually quite glad at the resulting reduced risk of serious injury.

The death part wasn't really an issue. If I'm no longer alive, it wouldn't really bother me. Just as it didn't really bother me in the 3 billion years before I was born, and I wasn't alive then either.

But being crippled in some way, especially being unable to walk, is probably about the worst thing I can possibly think of (apart from maybe being forced to listen to U2).

I knew the risks when I got into it, but it seemed the longer I rode, the less I thought about them. God knows what I would have been like after 20 years of riding. Probably thinking I'm invincible.

[Seb]

Time for you to go get a cheap little naked bike and stick some good tyres on it, twice the fun at half the speed, chop chop
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[Mystery]

it doesn't really affect me i feel sorry for the person and there family because of the death sure but doesn't personally affect me,

A guy i knew from my dads work decked his bike in the rain going around a corner and now he cant use his legs again because a car went over him
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[Ste]

Man died after fall down stairs

Dad dies after falling down stairs

Woman died after falling down staircase

Man dies after tripping in tescos car park

Everyone should walk more cautiously.

And do some looking into quite how many people die in their sleep! Sleep well tonight, cautiously of course.

[ryhardcastle]

[Ol]

[quote="skluff"] But being crippled in some way, especially being unable to walk, is probably about the worst thing I can possibly think of (apart from maybe being forced to listen to U2). [/quote]

About 5 Years ago i crashed my car and broke my neck (completely my fault, and i'm just thankful no-one else got hurt), i spent about 6 months in hospital in a wheelchair and was told i'd never walk again.. i was lucky and am now 99% fine again and can do everything i could before my crash, and i honestly do think i ride a lot safer and more sensible than i did before...

my point is, i think it takes a close call to make you wake up and think about your riding, and not just reading about accidents... IMO !


Oh - What's wrong with U2 ?!?!?
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[ryhardcastle]

[Ste]

You're more likely to die in your sleep than in a road traffic collision.

[Mudskipper]

[Mudskipper]

[ryhardcastle]

[tintin]

I think it's also an age factor, as you get older and have kids the more you start to realise that chances you would have taken when you are 20 are not really worth it in the long run.

There was a guy ion one of the London forums who crashed, he still doesn't know why, and he lost an arm. I have to say it made me consider the way I ride and the risks I take in more detail.

That said we recently got back from a hoon in Germany and we were riding considerably faster than I thought I was capable of.
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[johnsmith222]

In all honesty, if I don't know them then they're not much more than a number TO ME.

How do I feel when someone dies that I know in general?

Pretty depressed.

I have had people die who've been on the same forum as me. That's different because you do feel you know them just from reading their posts etc.

[Mord]

[blutonium92]

When i get on my bike each day i realize the fact that i might not make it do my destination. Be killed or worst crippled.
I dont expect it to happen but i know theres a possibility,
so when i hear of other bikers being killed ofc its sad and i wish it never happened but the person took the risk that we all do.
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[metalangel]

No it doesn't change how I ride - because I try to ride carefully, I'm not of the sort of mentality that just hoons it around without a care in the world and need to see/hear about someone else dying to make me realize.

Now my own crash, on the other hand... nearly three weeks now, knee still sore and still limping a bit, still taking it easy and still the occasional twinge. Will it affect my riding? Probably, I'll probably be a bit nervous the first few times, especially about leaning over. But I'm not going to be put off by it.
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[Blau Zedong]

Meh. It's just part of the dehumanising process for me. Don't have any desire to fall off myself but these days I feel little or nothing emotionally when hearing about bike prangs. I just try to ride in a way which gives me enjoyment while controlling the risk of getting mullered or losing my licence.
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[kitty kat]

There have been 2 deaths in the past month on roads that I use regularly, they have not affected my riding on these roads, but in the places I have crashed I am a lot more wary. I do slow down slightly at the crash site if I knew the biker and nod, but that is all.
I know the risks I take every day out on the bike and so do my kids, they also know I love them and if I do die whilst out on my travels they know I died doing what I love - biking. Nothing is going to stop me doing that, except death or extremely serious illness or injury.
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