Topic: Sobering site....

[cbjunkie]

if you need a ghoul fix just hit up U-Tube - try a keyword search

an interesting side-effect of my accident was that i didn't remember anything immediately (30m) before or two days after the wreck - well, after the wreck i was in a coma...
so a month ago i went on U-tube and watched hours of motorcycle wrecks - hours and hours, some of them more than once...i draw the line at "snuff" vids, vids where the driver actually dies, but the title does not always warn you and i think i probably saw a couple of those as well.

i was discussing this ghoulish phenomenon with my boss, also a biker/wrencher and she commented that because i didn't retain any personal memories of my accident it sort of made sense to her that i would might need to experience it visually in this way (obsessive watching)...kind of makes sense to me...

i got it out of my system apparently - i have not gone back to any of them and i haven't visited the site that started this thread - no need, no desire to...

junkie out...

[dr. destructo]

I never laughed harder at a guy getting hit by a car than I did on watching this video... not entirely out of context..

time and chance?

[Pinhead]

Entirely off topic, but following the link dr. destructo posted brought me to this one:

Turbo Hayabusa - 18lbs boost on pump gas!

[Ernie]

Some of the images are unpleasant.

 The end of the page of the link you provided is where it really gets nasty. I would hate to have to see that #$%* in real life.
 

exactly why i quit the fire department 12 years ago.and i looked at every one of those pics and read every word so that when im riding and get the urge to do somthing stupid, I'll think twice !

[racing33]

 I did look at this site.... for a while. Am I a person who likes others misery? NO. Did the words and pictures make me realize just how quick or from how many aspects a rider could die? YES. Did this site wake me up and open my eyes? YES. Not all who happen onto a site like this and actually look at the clips, pics, and stories are ghouls who like other peoples misery. Hell the same argument could be made for people who watch the news, not much there except for other peoples pain and misery these days.
This site did make me change my riding style forever, and it actaully kinda saved my hide( see very near miss post).
Bruce

[cbjunkie]

excellent post, bruce...

the next best thing to do is to go and take a riding class. even veteran bikers are consistently amazed at the amount of information and techniques for safer riding that can be transmitted through one of these valuable sessions.

[ElCheapo]

I was told that if you can not do parking lot manuvers lock to lock then you still need practice, I need practice  This is much harder than it seems, but once you get it right it flows. Just think of how many riders can not do it....

[Terry in Australia]

I did look at this site.... for a while. Am I a person who likes others misery? NO. Did the words and pictures make me realize just how quick or from how many aspects a rider could die? YES. Did this site wake me up and open my eyes? YES. Not all who happen onto a site like this and actually look at the clips, pics, and stories are ghouls who like other peoples misery. Hell the same argument could be made for people who watch the news, not much there except for other peoples pain and misery these days.
This site did make me change my riding style forever, and it actaully kinda saved my hide( see very near miss post).
Bruce

I disagree. If you need to look at pictures of someone else's broken body to make you realise that motorcycling is dangerous, then you probably shouldn't be allowed to hold a motorcycle license.

Like I said before, don't make excuses for your deviant behavior, if you enjoy looking at someone else's misfortune that's fine, just don't try to tell me that these sick sites made you a better person.

I like to look at internet porn, and yes, I have learned lots by looking at these sites, but I won't lie to you and say that gawking at pictures of people "getting it on" is going to make me anything more than a hairy palmed perv! Cheers, Terry.

[cbjunkie]

jeez tell, lighten the hell up...

maybe you should indulge in some of that special therapy you were just raving about...you seem a little tense.

[Terry in Australia]

jeez tell, lighten the hell up...

maybe you should indulge in some of that special therapy you were just raving about...you seem a little tense.

No raving here, CBJ, I only wrote the bottom part of that post? Now, back to "Teen Babes who like to ride c..k", ha ha! Man, is it time to shave my palms again already?

[cbjunkie]

you should try plucking.

it lasts longer...

[racing33]

I do realize that motorcycle riding is dangerous. The site just was a reinforcement of that fact for me. I am not one to hide my deviant behaviours, yes plural. Did I get a thrill from this site? No. Do I frequent these kind of sites? No. This site did not make me a "better" person, just a little more aware. I knew things happened quickly on a bike, but never really realized that the average biker has only two seconds to make his choices in an emergency evasive maneuver. I feel that that one little nugget of information was worth the trip to site.
Fortunately for me you do not get to decide if I get my motorcycle license or not. BTW, Nair hair remover works good. It is a little rough on the hands though.
Bruce

[Terry in Australia]

I do realize that motorcycle riding is dangerous. The site just was a reinforcement of that fact for me. I am not one to hide my deviant behaviours, yes plural. Did I get a thrill from this site? No. Do I frequent these kind of sites? No. This site did not make me a "better" person, just a little more aware. I knew things happened quickly on a bike, but never really realized that the average biker has only two seconds to make his choices in an emergency evasive maneuver. I feel that that one little nugget of information was worth the trip to site.
Fortunately for me you do not get to decide if I get my motorcycle license or not. BTW, Nair hair remover works good. It is a little rough on the hands though.
Bruce

No worries Bruce, I don't wanna take your license away, if necessary Darwin can sort that one out. Thanks for the tip about the hair remover, I'll give it a shot, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

[racing33]

 Terry,
  Yes, no worries, as you put it. I suppose that if I ride stupid, and do not pay attention then Darwin would more than likely sort it out. Most times I hardly go above 60 to 65mph. The only exception to that is if I have no passenger and find myself away from city traffic. I do enjoy some spirited riding once in a while. Always I try to remember that I am a father and husband. That usually slows me right down. Also the fact that I am older now and it hurts more and takes longer to heal when I get hurt. I am not into pain so I try to stay away from it if at all possible.
Bruce

[Terry in Australia]

Yeah, I know that "father and husband" thing mate, I did get a little silly on my old Suzuki GS1000S last summer, found a nice quiet country road and saw God at 145 Mph in a 60 Mph zone, and was pretty happy with both me and the bike, but a day or two later I listened to a news story about a young guy here who was jailed for doing just over 100 and my exhiliration waned somewhat............ Oh well, it was still scary fun! Cheers, Terry.

[Buber]

Honestly, Terry, I think you are overreacting here. I did look at this site and I think it did me good in sense that I'm riding now with more thought about my protection gear. I didn't bought it yet (money, money) but I definitely will. And this way this website is good. AS A WARNING. Some people simply don't realize, or are forgetting the dangers of our hobby. A little reminder, that's all this site is.
And it's not perverse - unless you are visiting it twice a day looking for "gore". But I heavily doubt that people on this forum do that. And even if - I don't want to know about it.

just a warning, that's all this site is - for me.

Be happy!

[Terry in Australia]

Honestly, Terry, I think you are overreacting here. I did look at this site and I think it did me good in sense that I'm riding now with more thought about my protection gear. I didn't bought it yet (money, money) but I definitely will. And this way this website is good. AS A WARNING. Some people simply don't realize, or are forgetting the dangers of our hobby. A little reminder, that's all this site is.
And it's not perverse - unless you are visiting it twice a day looking for "gore". But I heavily doubt that people on this forum do that. And even if - I don't want to know about it.

just a warning, that's all this site is - for me.

Be happy!

I haven't looked at that site mate, and I am happy, probably a lot happier than the families of those poor unfortunates who know that sicko's are exploiting pictures of their mangled children for the entertainment of people like yourself. Go find a mirror and have a good hard look at yourself.................... 

[cbjunkie]

are you serious, man...sometimes i can't tell...?

everyone's entitled i guess...

[8 Track]

Those sites are just for "voyeurs" who like to gaze upon someone else's misery while advocating the "sobering" benefits of these pictures somehow making them a safer rider/driver/skater/whatever.

I'd prefer that those people's (and their families) suffering was given some privacy and not broadcast worldwide, but if you enjoy looking, don't bull#$%* about why, just admit you're a ghoul, and enjoy...........   

Terry, I absolutely agree with you and we all see it every day when there's an accident.  Damn rubberneckers want to see blood on the highway and they damn near cause another accident trying to see the misery of the first one!  I don't look at it, I watch the #$%* in front of me.  As far as that gross page goes...  I need to wear gloves more often!  (No, I didn't like the page)

Twostrokecrazy

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks Strokey, like most of you guys who've been riding for many years, I've lost too many good mates, and the last thing I want to see is pics of their corpses on the internet. Cheers, Terry.

[Gordon]

are you serious, man...sometimes i can't tell...?

everyone's entitled i guess...

He's seriously full of himself, but I think that's about it.

[Terry in Australia]

are you serious, man...sometimes i can't tell...?

everyone's entitled i guess...

He's seriously full of himself, but I think that's about it.

No need to be rude Gordy, just because you're out of thumping distance.................... 

[ofreen]

I've seen my share of shredded human bodies up close, along with some crispy critters, so I don't have much curiousity about it.  I am sure there are lots of different reasons why people look at those Internet sites.  Some are sicko's no doubt, but not all, maybe not even most.  For a lot of people, it is a reminder that we are animals, however we perceive ourselves as the height of creation.  A squashed human is put together inside and looks pretty much the same as a road-killed skunk or a deer dismembered by a semi.  I see the same syndrome in the fascination with news stories about people being killed and eaten by bears, mountain lions, crocs or whatever.  Here we are, the lords of creation, yet we too can be reduced to food just like any rabbit or some grubworm.  Humbling ..... for a minute or so.

[cbjunkie]

i for one was interested in seeing some crash footage because my memory of my own accident is non-existant...it was theraputic for me to see some, but i have not looked at any of these particular ones and have no desire to do so - i got it out of my system...