Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Bike Riding’s ‘Two Sides of the Coin’
In proteinwisdom.com Jeff Goldstein writes, “Often times, the wisest means for passing another motorist is to do nothing and wait for her to get out of your way”.
Riding is a culture that has molded the freedom of riders. It creates an air of independence and self-esteem that makes the rider believe in his capacity and dominion. When he is sure of the quality of his bike, its parts and the dependability of his motorcycle apparel, a rider may exude toughness, flexibility, agility and confidence.
Motorcyclists and riders alike are forming communities to meet and help each other out. They drive together and enjoy every road trip or riding adventures better than ever. They discover the exciting routes, the dangerous terrains and risky stunts to satisfy their thirst for out of this world escapade but above all what matters is the weight of brotherhood and camaraderie as well as the elation of driving-freely.
Riding is exhausting but fun. It can be both risky and safe depending on the rider’s attitude and other surrounding circumstances.
Riding has a dangerous tendency – that’s pretty evident. At any time on a busy street collision may occur. In a split second, a driver may lose its control over the brakes and crash unto pedestrians. Bikes may turn turtle, may bump and can most likely cause death.
Circumstances can be divided into two – the foreseeable and its contrary. Head-on collision, side-sweeping, force majeure and other probable circumstances may happen. The other motorist may not foresee the incident while others can very well manage the circumstances. But no matter which of the circumstances a certain rider may be into, the best defense is to be prepared. Don body protection. Use quality bike parts. Though, we cannot totally prevent accidents but we can control the gravity of resultant effect.
