What really grinds my (riding) gears.

[tnomud]

Fuck dude. This, is why i still hesitate to buy a bike, and why i probably never will.

Do you or can you still ride after that?

No, just motocross. One of my best friends died the day I got out of a wheelchair. He layed in the ditch for a week before he was found (was on a chopper). That was enough for me. I am no longer physically able to get hit by a car, like I was. My odds of surviving that with massive amounts of titanium in my body are slim now. Besides, it cost me $35K out of my own pocket. Had I not had good health insureance, I would literally be bankrupt (he had $25K in liability)

same thing could happen in a car.... or a bicycle... or walking......

It's extremely unfortunate when something bad happens to someone who doesnt deserve it, but thats life...... "sometimes it just up and fucks you for no good reason" - Darwin Tremor.

If you live in fear, you're not living at all.

There isn't a day that passes that I dont miss riding. There also isnt a day that passes where I am not in pain, or not remembering my wifes tears as they tried to keep me alive on a table.