Our super bowl winning Pittsburgh quarterback, Ben Rothlisberger, had a
street accident earlier this week riding his Hayabusa without wearing a
helmet. Hit an oncoming car making a left turn in front of him, stopped
rolling a few inches short of a curb that could have done serious damage to
his head. Hit the car's windshield with his face, lost teeth, broke upper
and lower jaws, big gash in back of head, concussion, apparently no other
broken bones or internal injuries, a lot of concrete rash on his knees and
other parts.
Lance
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Wennerberg" <jon@infodestruction.com>
>
> I've spent a good bunch of time on two-wheelers and have taken five
> high-performance driving schools on 'em, too. And now that you mention
> it - never once have I seen serious discussion of how to get off a bike at
> speed. I've read that the rider, upon falling, should roll into a ball,
> I've read that he should (attempt) to lie flat with arms and legs
> outstretched so he'll slide on back (or belly) without flopping. I've
> seen lots of video of bikers in the process of crashing -- and those
> pretty much show that if the crash occurs I won't have a whole hell of a
> lot of choice in how I go through the process of coming to a stop.
>
> But did the schools mention how to (attempt to) survive a crash? No, they
> didn't. Do we ever discuss it in driver meetings? None that I've
> attended. (Maybe it's not appropriate for such an "open" forum). Do we
> have someone in the group (here) that can bring some good information to
> the table? Please speak up if you can - I'd like to have some guidance.
>
> ECTA rules require hard body armor for bikers running in classes where the
> record is over 175. I've got the stuff built in to my leathers. It
> probably won't save me from some of the damages that would happen in a
> get-off, but it might help. What can we do with about the helmet bouncing
> around on an unprotected neck? You tell me -- I don't know what'd work.
>
> Jon Wennerberg
> Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
> Marquette, Michigan
> (that's 'way up north)
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