[Spridgets] Can anyone tell me

[rrengineer @dslextreme.com]

I own a "sui-cycle"  and will continue to ride it until I can longer hold it
up at the traffic light.  I have ridden since 1971 and at 58 years old, I
still enjoy it as much as I did then.  Today i can afford a much safer
vehicle than back then.  Granted, you are not as safe as in a car or truck,
but you are not completely safe in those either.  I wear a helmet.   It is
not a DOT helmet, but it is made from a carbon fiber/kevlar weave and is
much safer than the traditional fiberglass helmets some people would rather
I wear.  I'm not so sure going out in a motorcycle accident isn't preferable
to being blind and deaf from old age and being abused in an old folks home
like my father was because he had Alzheimer's.  Everyone is so quick to jump
on the band wagon about motorcycles, but how well will you fare in your
Spridget if an SUV plows into you on the freeway?  Oh, and I have very loud
pipes too.
Mike MacLean
Ride to Live - Live to Ride

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Larry Daniels <ladaniels at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> I have a client who owns a freelance court reporting service.  She said
> that
> in their biz they call them sui-cycles.
>
> I quit riding two years ago, but in the 24 months before I quit I knew
> three
> people who were killed on bikes -- none wearing helmets.  For two of them,
> it wouldn't have made a difference, but one may have survived.  I'm not
> sure
> it would have enhanced the quality of the rest of his life much, though.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lee Fox" <lee.fox at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Can anyone tell me
>
>
> Larry,
> In Missouri, we refer to these vehicles as "Donor-cycles."
> Although we do have a helmet law, you can't fix stupid. The Highway
> Patrol will just let Darwin do the work.
>
> Lee