Originally Posted by The12thMan

My county is fairly rural and any accidental death is a big deal here. My office manager is married to the local justice of the peace. They each had motorcycles and enjoyed getting together with other cyclists. He was called out on one too many motorcycle deaths and sold both motorcycles that same week. In the wreck that happened last night, the kid had to be speeding, but too often, it's just a matter of not being seen.

I had a motorcycle accident when I was 16 and still learning. Didn't make a curve and hit the curb. I went flying across the yard and was stopped when my shoulder hit the edge of the driveway, popping my (thankfully helmeted) head down against the concrete. I jumped back on the bike and rode it home mad. I didn't think I had anything worse than a little road rash on my arm until I went to get a drink and found out I couldn't lift my arm. It was only a sprain, but I realized how bad it could have been. I was only going about 15-20. I've only ridden a couple of times since then. I obviously have no skill for driving one.