(05-17-2017, 11:30 AM)Stichill_imp Wrote: I truly cringe at the situation that Nicky and his family are now in.

Bicycling on roads with passing cars is more dangerous than riding motorcycles with the flow of traffic in my opinion. My best friend from high school was hit a few years after graduation on his bicycle in a very similar accident. Same kind of severe impact with the right side of the car. He sustained a major head injury to the left temple area, leading to speech impairment and impaired use of his right arm...plus emotional control issues (excessive laughter, sadness, anger, irritability). He was paralyzed from the waist down with loss of sexual function, and lost his left leg below the knee due to trauma. Later on, his right leg was also amputated due to circulation issues leading to gangrene of the foot and calf. Not to mention issues with digestive and urinary function. In all honesty, his injuries and resultant outcomes were about as bad as you could have and still be left alive.

His fiancée left him about six months after the accident. Neither he nor his buddies nor his family could truly blame her...this was not the man she fell in love with nor the future she imagined with him. She was young and smart and beautiful...

He received a substantial settlement from the hospital for malpractice (failure to diagnose a torn aorta that lead to the paralysis due to the spine suffering blood starvation). An incredibly determined man, he found an amazing, able-bodied and big-hearted woman. They were married many years ago and they have been living a happy life together in a waterfront property near Virginia Beach. He's a a huge music aficionado and she's an accomplished acoustic musician. Together they are very rich in friendships and host several amazing parties and musical events at their home every year.

I don't know why I shared all of that...I guess this news story hit pretty close to home for me.

(05-17-2017, 03:26 PM)offroadfx4_imp Wrote: Nicky grew up about 20 miles from me. I remember watching the brothers race around the dirt oval at the local fairgrounds. They blew everyone away of course. They said they Nicky was the best of the brothers. Guess he's proved that.

On a similar note the husband of my wife's friend was just injured severely riding in a group near Louisville, KY on their way to WV. A car came fully into their lane and took out two on the four BMW riders.

He was an avid rider, taught local motorcycle safety classes. Had logged nearly 100,000 miles.

They were on a 'boys' trip as the wives ride too.

Prayers as he in not out of the woods yet.

I guess this just echoes the Nicky story, normally riding in a group is considered safer until it's not.

(05-22-2017, 02:32 AM)CB4ME_imp Wrote: The worst possible news out of Italy today. R.I.P. Nicky. You will be missed.