01-03-2021, 08:52 AM
"until it smacks them in the face, and then they can't handle it."
Can't handle it? This isn't a macho thing, so that phrasing is crass at best.
I rode dirtbikes and motorcycles for several decades- crashed offroad more than I can count.
My accident on the CB put me in a trauma center for days, pain for months, a hospital bill of over $25,000, loss of work, etc.
I stayed off the bike for over 2 years- not because "I couldn't handle it"- but because I have a distinct 'smack me in the face' reality that both my own life and others I love being deeply affected in the blink of an eye. I also realize that I have a LOT of other things I love doing that I put at risk- from something as simple as walking, spending time with my wife, throwing a frisbee to my dog, and other basic hobbies that becoming disabled would rob me of. Not to count if I was ever unable to work, take care of myself, etc.
Good for your wife getting back on the bike- but that doesn't make her any better or braver than someone that doesn't. Just means she wasn't hurt bad enough- physically, mentally, or financially.
Can't handle it? This isn't a macho thing, so that phrasing is crass at best.
I rode dirtbikes and motorcycles for several decades- crashed offroad more than I can count.
My accident on the CB put me in a trauma center for days, pain for months, a hospital bill of over $25,000, loss of work, etc.
I stayed off the bike for over 2 years- not because "I couldn't handle it"- but because I have a distinct 'smack me in the face' reality that both my own life and others I love being deeply affected in the blink of an eye. I also realize that I have a LOT of other things I love doing that I put at risk- from something as simple as walking, spending time with my wife, throwing a frisbee to my dog, and other basic hobbies that becoming disabled would rob me of. Not to count if I was ever unable to work, take care of myself, etc.
Good for your wife getting back on the bike- but that doesn't make her any better or braver than someone that doesn't. Just means she wasn't hurt bad enough- physically, mentally, or financially.