Ben never has struck me as being a brilliant person. This seems to be the proof that he isn't.
He can do whatever he wants, but, coming out publically and telling the public, via ESPN, that he is a safe rider was preposterous. He was riding a crotch rocket, not basic transportation. He wasn't wearing a helmet. That is a deadly combination.
I have been riding bikes of all shapes and sizes for most of my life and it is extremely unsafe. Anyone who doesn't think so, is delusional. I gave up most riding activities about ten years ago after having to lay my bike down in an intersection to avoid slamming into a red light runner. I have ex friends who were killed on bikes and a few years ago, a very close friend lay in a roadside ditch for 6 hours because he hit a wet patch of highway in North Carolina. He spent the next year going through multiple life saving surgeries. It seems like it is just a matter of time. I just shake my head when people like Ben think they are different. I love riding bikes, but I have never seen a cycle accident that couldn't have been avoided or at least minimized. Any rider who doesn't wear a helmet, avoid traffic, brake heading into intersections, avoid blind spots in adjacent vehicles, doesn't wear protective clothing, and doesn't stay off the road in inclement weather is a time bomb.
P.S. Most bike riders I see, look totally out of their element. Motorcycle is another word for " organ donor ".
P.S.S. If you check out the carnage of Ben's bike, he was not under control. I don't care whose " fault" it was, that bike came apart due to the laws of physics.
He can do whatever he wants, but, coming out publically and telling the public, via ESPN, that he is a safe rider was preposterous. He was riding a crotch rocket, not basic transportation. He wasn't wearing a helmet. That is a deadly combination.
I have been riding bikes of all shapes and sizes for most of my life and it is extremely unsafe. Anyone who doesn't think so, is delusional. I gave up most riding activities about ten years ago after having to lay my bike down in an intersection to avoid slamming into a red light runner. I have ex friends who were killed on bikes and a few years ago, a very close friend lay in a roadside ditch for 6 hours because he hit a wet patch of highway in North Carolina. He spent the next year going through multiple life saving surgeries. It seems like it is just a matter of time. I just shake my head when people like Ben think they are different. I love riding bikes, but I have never seen a cycle accident that couldn't have been avoided or at least minimized. Any rider who doesn't wear a helmet, avoid traffic, brake heading into intersections, avoid blind spots in adjacent vehicles, doesn't wear protective clothing, and doesn't stay off the road in inclement weather is a time bomb.
P.S. Most bike riders I see, look totally out of their element. Motorcycle is another word for " organ donor ".
P.S.S. If you check out the carnage of Ben's bike, he was not under control. I don't care whose " fault" it was, that bike came apart due to the laws of physics.