C-Rex
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Last week my dad was witness to a freak accident that really hammered home the need to always wear a helmet.
He was driving down Rt.83 near the Vernon Manchester line when a deer shot out into the road and hit a guy and his girlfriend riding a motorcycle a little ways ahead. The guy had no time to brake, swerve, or react in any way. He may not have ever known what hit him. He went down hard. His girlfriend was wearing a helmet, he was not. My dad quickly stopped to help. The girl was scraped up and in shock but was otherwise ok so my dad went to the guy. He was in bad shape. He was gurgling blood with every breath and had blood coming from his ears. My dad said his collar bone and possibly his shoulder were visibly broken. My dad didn't want to move him in fear of worsening neck or back injuries but with the amount of blood the man was spitting up, he was afraid the guy would drown on it. So he made the decision and carefully rolled the man onto his side. He stayed with him until emergency crews arrived and then hung out a while longer as they called for Lifestar. The man was airlifted out and his girlfriend was put in an ambulance. That's the last my dad saw or heard of them. Hopefully his actions played a positive part and helped them to survive their ordeal, but we may never know.
When telling me the story, my dad noted how no one else had tried to help. Even though traffic was stopped in both directions, everyone just stayed in their cars. That disgusted me. The self-centered attitude of people to day is shameful. I also couldn't help but be constantly thinking how a helmet may have changed the situation. It just shows that crashes and falls can come out of nowhere and be of no fault to the rider. Your head is a delicate and complicated thing. Protect it!!
Just wanted to pass this story on and hope that it convinces at least one helmetless rider to wisen up.
He was driving down Rt.83 near the Vernon Manchester line when a deer shot out into the road and hit a guy and his girlfriend riding a motorcycle a little ways ahead. The guy had no time to brake, swerve, or react in any way. He may not have ever known what hit him. He went down hard. His girlfriend was wearing a helmet, he was not. My dad quickly stopped to help. The girl was scraped up and in shock but was otherwise ok so my dad went to the guy. He was in bad shape. He was gurgling blood with every breath and had blood coming from his ears. My dad said his collar bone and possibly his shoulder were visibly broken. My dad didn't want to move him in fear of worsening neck or back injuries but with the amount of blood the man was spitting up, he was afraid the guy would drown on it. So he made the decision and carefully rolled the man onto his side. He stayed with him until emergency crews arrived and then hung out a while longer as they called for Lifestar. The man was airlifted out and his girlfriend was put in an ambulance. That's the last my dad saw or heard of them. Hopefully his actions played a positive part and helped them to survive their ordeal, but we may never know.
When telling me the story, my dad noted how no one else had tried to help. Even though traffic was stopped in both directions, everyone just stayed in their cars. That disgusted me. The self-centered attitude of people to day is shameful. I also couldn't help but be constantly thinking how a helmet may have changed the situation. It just shows that crashes and falls can come out of nowhere and be of no fault to the rider. Your head is a delicate and complicated thing. Protect it!!
Just wanted to pass this story on and hope that it convinces at least one helmetless rider to wisen up.