Lame episode of NCIS LA

[the Ferret]

Peer pressure is a funny thing..and very powerful.

[SanPete_imp]

I believe this is part of the Population Control Program or better known as PCP (pun intended). The Local bar promotes Bike night once a week. Parking lot is full of bikes predominantly Harleys and this is a bar that is known for keeping the drinks rolling as long as you are standing. Not very responsible, but effective.

[OldF7Guy_imp]

Statistically its car crashes with a 75% greater risk than general population.

http://autos.aol.com/article/returning-v...r-crashes/

But these are generally young testosterone infused men, who have cheated death in war, and live life risky when they get back stateside. There are a lot killed in motorcycle crashes though.

Interesting. I have not ridden a motorcycle in a year and a half. But by riding and getting old it has made me imo a better driver. My mentality even in my truck is to look 3 steps ahead to identify threats. I am constantly on the prowl mentally to see who is out to kill me and I think its from years of riding motorcycles. I cant seem to shake it and I think its probably a good thing.

Like so many, when I was a young man I was absolutely not like this and threw caution to the wind and just let it rip.

[cb400four_imp]

Service men getting killed on motorcycles is epidemic and the military is taking pains to curb this.

My wife and I were watching that show at the same time; it did not help my cause at all.

This is a sad fact and as mentioned elsewhere in this thread the increased deaths are also seen in the statistics for automobile deaths. My understanding is that spikes in moving vehicle deaths by returning servicemen have been officially observed as early as WWII and anecdotally before that. There are many causes but the summary is that risky behavior and moving vehicles increase the chance of a significant accident and subsequent injury or death.

I think NCIS might have been trying to draw attention to this significant and old problem which continues to affect recently returning servicemen, though the way NCIS presented it certainly unfairly singled out motorcycles. I mention this because Donald Bellisario, the producer of NCIS as well as Magnum PI, JAG, and others, traditionally uses storylines and character development which subtly support the issues of servicemen.

It would have been preferable if NCIS had brought up this important issue without limiting it to motorcycles because by doing so it keeps us from understanding and mitigating the actual causes of the wider problem.