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Originally Posted by I_Money  I like motorcycles - they create the best pool of organ donors.
I can not really say that I am that sympathetic - bikes are dangerous - you play with fire you will get burnt. |
Ian, I like you, but this is ain't a nice thing to say and it bugs me.
Flying, riding horses and riding motorcycles all involve calculated risks. We learn to fly, ride horses and ride motorcycles by acquiring particular skills to minimize those risks.
From what he describes, it sounds like she target fixated on the rail and hit it - don't know for sure, but that's what it sounds like. The same thing happened to me in 1999 just outside of Seattle. I target fixated on a boulder, hit it, and busted both my bike and myself up - broken collarbone, destroyed left side of my helmet. I was wearing full leathers, and the armor in the hips and arms took the brunt of the point loads. Pretty badly scuffed, and had mild abrasions where the skin was against the armor, but it could have been much, much worse.
It was a mistake I made and learned from it. AGAIN - not saying this is what she did, but it sounds like it.
To Wheelsup's question about teaching to ride - yes, there is a LOT of instruction that goes into teaching one to ride a motorcycle. Certain things, like countersteering, are a little counterintuitive at first but can save your life the first time a left-turning car decides to stop in front of you.
Just as the PPL curriculum teaches stall awareness, and emergency engine-out procedures, so the MSF teaches emergency swerving and looking
through the situation as opposed to
at it to avoid an accident.
It takes a LOT of commitment and training to become an MSF instructor, by the way.
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For your sake I am pleased she was not hurt but I am totally confused why either of you would want to get back on!!!
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I, too, am glad she is okay.
After you've evaluated the situation, you can decide whether or not getting back on is a good idea. It can be scary - I was gun shy about my bike for a month, but got back on and was glad I did.
Good luck to you both.