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jeron | on: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony
as someone who just got back from a nice motorcycle group ride: lol
ProllyInfamous | parent | next
Stay safe, young grasshopper.

You can be the best rider in the world and still have a bad day/week/month/year/life.

PenguinCoder | root | parent | next
Can never predict your future. Enjoy what you will, when you can. I was in a motorcycle accident in 2021, TBI, hospitalized for 3mo, induced coma, and rehab for 9 months after.

I am back on the horse. It is just a zen and still relaxing time, albeit more anxiety while riding, than before. Thankful I can still ride, and I do.

qmr | root | parent | next
You were in a crash sir.

I'm glad you're better. Tenacity.

ProllyInfamous | root | parent
Safest travels. Glad to hear you humped back on 'er.
coldtea | root | parent
And you can be the best car driver and still sway off or have some idiot crash into you head-on or miss a red light...
qmr | root | parent
At a minimum you're belted in surrounded by a cage.

More likely you're belted in your cage and surrounded by airbags.

Apples to orangutans.

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qmr | parent | next
I don't see the appeal of group rides myself. Always seems to be some stupid shit happening.

Half of the group rides I see are to "honor" or "remember " a rider who died doing something stupid as well.

antonvs | parent
That's a bit like saying "I don't wear a seatbelt when driving a car, but I've never had a problem."
coldtea | root | parent
The previous is a bit like saying "My pal got hurt in a car crash, never get a car".
andoando | root | parent
And then when almost every person says that, it turns out to be good advice. But we have statistics on this!