Motorcycles on Highways

Jul 24 2008

Published by User Image Jennie at 2:28 pm under This & That, Uncategorized

My sister and I (who are also neighbors, for the record) have been exchanging chat messages over Yahoo! Messenger since this morning. One gory thing she mentioned over the course of our talk was the accident she saw on her way to the office, along the stretch of C-5 road was a woman on the ground who met an accident. She was still wearing her helmet and the ground was covered with so much blood. DS saw everything up close. Apparently an MMDA was trying to help her up, with all the trauma her body has endured during the crash, I’m sure what she needed then was a stretcher to send her straight to the hospital and later a truck accident lawyer to help her take care of other logistics.

This news reminds me why I am inclined to be negative whenever the hubby expresses his want to go get a motorcycle. He said it is way economical. Sure, it is economical but it is also too risky. As opposed to a car, when a motorcycle gets banged, there is nothing to protect the body from the accident - it hits you straight out. Despite the sky high price of gasoline, I will never be in favor of getting us a motorcycle ever.

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# hailey (Who am I?)on 24 Jul 2008 at 5:56 pm

we have one cause economical. and i ride frequently. I firmly believe that God’s protection is ever present, motorcycle and all. that He never fails to send forth angels and Holy Spirit to protect hubby and i all the time!

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# jenn (Who am I?)on 24 Jul 2008 at 8:16 pm

when i was still in PI, yeah ive witnessed a few road accidents involving motorcyles. and it’s sad. riding on it is cool but yeah it could be dangerous.

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# Beau71 (Who am I?)on 24 Jul 2008 at 10:56 pm

I had a motorcycle for 4 years, and never one accident. I think it is important that you have proper training and practice before thruway travel. There is plenty of protective gear available; however, it will never be as safe as a car/truck.

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# Jennie (Who am I?)on 24 Jul 2008 at 11:09 pm

Hi Hails! I agree with you there. But having seen too many accidents involving motorcycles and knowing for myself how the hubby drives really crazy sometimes (like a race car driver, I swear!), it’s like a total formula for destruction. lol!

It can be tempting though, especially when one of our members told us that a PhP200 full tank of gas in a motorcycle would last him a week! Whoa! That floored me somehow. These days, you could only go so far when you gas up your car worth PhP500.

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# Jennie (Who am I?)on 24 Jul 2008 at 11:22 pm

Hi Jenn! Yep, it can be cool to ride a motorbike. I would have loved to back ride with the hubby, it’s really the safety factor that gets me.

And with all the prices of consumables hiking up, it can be really attractive. Everybody can use all the money saving device we can get our hands on. Maybe if one will be used within the village or just somewhere near. But my issue about it is if we already have one, it will be so tempting to use it even on long rides because of so much gas we could actually save.

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# Jennie (Who am I?)on 24 Jul 2008 at 11:27 pm

Hi Beau71! I agree with you. One really has to be well trained before ever going on the road riding a motorcycle. And I second the motion that it will never be as safe as riding a car. This is why, I would rather get a cheap kind of people’s car like Cheri with less than 1 liter engine capacity, which is relatively cheap than the average car.

I hope car manufacturers will get down to producing cars like such or even better, work on cars that are powered by water. That will be the day!

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# Ajlouny (Who am I?)on 22 Oct 2008 at 12:48 pm

I just purchased my motorcycle and have been really taking my time on learning it before I take any heavy duty travels. The plan is to take all the safety courses that are being offered in my area. I would rather be well informed on how to ride defensively and safely, then to gamble with my life.
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