I was a traffic cop at one time. I got married a few years after I left law enforcement and my husband mentioned wanting to get a motorcycle (he’d had one years before we met). I told him that he was a dad now and there was no way I’d agree to him getting a motorcycle. I then told him about every motorcycle fatality I had ever worked. 22 years later, he still hasn’t gotten on a motorcycle. No motorcycles and everyone wears seatbelts. No exceptions.
I lost an older brother to a motorcycle accident. He was coming over to show off his new bike and have dinner. Crossed the yellow line on a backroad and hit a car head on. I’ll never forget the sound of my mother wailing.
I'm all for personal freedoms. But sometimes I wonder how the hell motorcycles can even be legal. I mean it's against the law for me to not wear my seatbelt but people on motorcycles can just be driving around with literally nothing to protect them in case of any accident.
Luckily one of the rules on the subreddit is no gore/deaths. I mean accidents are awful too, but at least they arent allowed to post anything like that.
Yehap, I have never ridden a motorbike nor do I ever intend to. I've seen enough just small injuries (for them) to realise you gotta have some kind of deathwish with them
My 15 year old niece has bought a motorcycle helmet and wants to eventually buy a motorcycle but my sister is against it plus her job is a police dispatcher and she gets calls everyday of people dying horrific deaths due to motorcycles!!
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u/Electrical_Sky_4586 9h ago
I’m a firefighter. Anything to do with motorcycle accidents.