Michael1942's Blog

Recently a motorcyclist lost his life due to the error of a driver emerging form a side street without seeing the cyclist just the larger vehicle that preceded the Cylist. This a tragedy in 2 ways, first the drivers haste to enter traffic without insuring this move was safe and second the cyclist was not wearing head protection. I have heard a number of reasons for not wearing helmets but when I see a tragedy like this, I feel that none of them hold water. I have been on the receiving end of drivers making mistakes in entering traffic and I was in a vehicle. This first hand involvement was for me horrific even though there was no loss of life just injuries. There is nothing worse than that instant realization of an impact and you can do nothing about it exxept ride it out. Not being a motorcyclist, I still advocate for helmets to save a life as we have drivers with poor judgement on the roads.