Fear of death or injury

[Tortuga_imp]

I quit riding when my son was around 2, one, because I seemed to be having a lot of "close calls" and two, because one of my friends from work (who used to ride after drinking and getting high) wrecked and broke his back, and was in a wheelchair the rest of his life. I didn't want my son to be raised by a dad in a wheelchair so the bike was sold. When he was 14 or 15 I got another bike. I was good for about a year then I totaled it (my fault). Got another one and flipped over the hood of a car and totaled that one (not my fault). A couple of years later I got a Honda RC51 (first sportbike) and I ended up totaling that! (My fault-new to bike but should have known better) I almost quit after that because that one did some damage but I didn't, and I'm still riding. Crazy? Maybe, but we're all gonna die some day anyway, so might as well enjoy it while you can.

Maybe, just maybe this is a sign? I dunno.

So here's an issue ripped straight from today's headlines: a couple with two toddlers spent their lives on their sailboat, cruising from port to port. They were on course across the Pacific with the youngsters when their boat sank. They got off the boat in their inflatable and were rescued by the Coast Guards.

People are ripping into the couple for "recklessly endangering" the lives of the youngsters by taking them sailing! Many people are saying they should be charged the cost of the CG rescue. I find both of those ideas to be ridiculous. The kids I met who were with cruising families were smart, happy, well-educated, and were loving life. Not everybody has to live in a suburban house and drive an SUV tank to raise their kids safely.

AMEN Spaceman!

AMEN Spaceman!
plus one.

I see some common themes in all these videos..... too much speed for the conditions, lack of awareness, too much speed, lack of braking/swirving skills..... and too much speed. oh, and I almost forgot... too much speed.

Or in cases of slow reactions/swerving skills maybe 'not enough' speed..hehe.