A MUST READ for Motorcyclists and others

CHGOTHNDER

Get the kleenex out and read this, it will be printed in our state newsletter this month for A.B.A.T.E.

PJ

I saw you,
hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store line.
But, you didn't see me,
put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate last Sunday.

I saw you,
pull your child closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk.
But, you didn't see me,
playing Santa at the local mall.

I saw you,
change your mind about going into the restaurant.
But, you didn't see me,
attending a meeting to raise more money for the hurricane relief.

I saw you,
roll up your window and shake your head when I drove by.
But, you didn't see me,
driving behind you when you flicked your cigarette butt out the car window.

I saw you,
frown at me when I smiled at your children.
But, you didn't see me,
when I took time off from work to run toys to the homeless.

I saw you,
stare at my long hair.
But, you didn't see me,
and my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love.

I saw you,
roll your eyes at our leather coats and gloves.
But, you didn't see me,
and my brothers donate our old coats and gloves to those that had none.

I saw you,
look in fright at my tattoos.
But, you didn't see me,
cry as my children where born and have their name written over and in my heart.

I saw you,
change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere.
But, you didn't see me,
going home to be with my family.

I saw you,
complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be.
But, you didn't see me,
when you were changing the CD and drifted into my lane.

I saw you,
yelling at your kids in the car.
But, you didn't see me,
pat my child's hands, knowing he was safe behind me.

I saw you,
reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the road.
But, you didn't see me,
squeeze my wife's leg when she told me to take the next turn.

I saw you,
race down the road in the rain.
But, you didn't see me,
get soaked to the skin so my son could have the car to go on his date.

I saw you,
run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time.
But, you didn't see me,
trying to turn right.

I saw you,
cut me off because you needed to be in the lane I was in.
But, you didn't see me,
leave the road.

I saw you,
waiting impatiently for my friends to pass.
But, you didn't see me.
I wasn't there.

I saw you,
go home to your family.
But, you didn't see me.
Because, I died that day you cut me off.

I was just a biker,.....
A person with friends and a family.
But, you didn't see me.

~Anonymous

bang250

One of our fellow forum members just lost a good friend a few days ago. I'm sure he will be here to post soon but I believe it was a 16 yr old kid turned in front of him, said he never even had time to get out of the throttle.[V]

spryor

quote:Originally posted by badwrench
Thanks.


I give pause for fallen Brothers, and thanks that I made it through. Thank you.

hughbetcha

My son is only nine, but he has been riding motorcycles since he was five, mostly on dirt tracks. he is constantly asking me if he can get a streetbike when he is 16. I have had the same discussion with him that my dad had with me when I got a motorcycle at 18. My dad told me to act like every car on the road was trying to kill me, to never trust that another driver had seen me, to wait for traffic to pass instead of trying to squeeze in. Now I know how my dad felt, how he probably waited and waited for me to come back in one piece, probably worried about being too overprotective, or not enough.

I have explained to my son that he is a good rider, and being a good rider is important, but it's not enough to keep you safe.

Teflon888

My uncle was killed about 15 years ago on his Harley as a young female driver backed out of her driveway way too fast. This really touched me as the stupid girl kept saying, "I didn't see him".

He Dog

quote:My dad told me to act like every car on the road was trying to kill me, to never trust that another driver had seen me, to wait for traffic to pass instead of trying to squeeze in.

Every driver out there IS trying to kill you.

In a completly freaky occurance, my own mother pulled a van out in front of me. I hit a handicap dip in the curb and went up the empty sidewalk. She never saw me.

rogue_rob

man, I hate seeing that stuff, but it keeps me thinking about what could happen.


thanks

CHGOTHNDER

C'mon now ...who had a tear.

PJ

Frogbert

And knowing from these dozens of instances just related that motorcycles are inherently more dangerous to ride for a multitude of reasons, we still refuse to give up the thrill![:D]

Go figure!?![:D][:p][:D][:o)]

11BravoCrunchie

Very deep, man...very deep.

mond

lost too many bro's ,so i dont go down that road !! [|)]

SG

nice poem!Like Hedog said,you have to ride like everyones out to kill you.