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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:03 PM Original message |
(High Number of) Troops returning from war zones dying on motorcycles |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Is this a form of PTSD? |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I don't know - it just seems that there is an inordinate number |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 04:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. It does seem that way |
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winston61 (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 02:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. no, it's a result of dumbass disorder |
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DemInDistress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. riding bikes (motorcycles) = legal crack cocaine ...no way.. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 01:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. The spokesperson is repeating what he's told |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. Like Lawrence of Arabia e/m |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Or they are using them for "suicycles" |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. God, i remember a high school girl telling me of the death of her brother. |
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Mithras61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. Gee... do ya think that maybe living in a war zone... |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Don't they get ANY type of debriefing or reacclimatizing period? |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Not long enough. |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
9. it is an example |
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IthinkThereforeIAM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. No mention of motorcycle saftey training... |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. The military mandates safety training.. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. "...or whatever." |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. Hey, they have the makings for a new slogan here |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
45. 4000 motorcycle fatalities last year |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. Reasons for this from my experience |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. i wonder if they have stats on car accidents? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 02:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Quit thinking this through! |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. motorcycle death rate is up for everyone, not just soldiers/vets |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. very informative. n/t |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 03:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. not entirely |
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northofdenali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 05:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. No doubt, melm00se - no doubt. |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Seeing people talking on cel phones while driving |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 07:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. why? |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I think we are very different "than any other car". |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 08:07 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. sorry if I wasn't clear |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 07:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. We Need a Strict Liability Law like in Europe |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. I generally agree with what you are saying, but question your #1 |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 07:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. No increase in Pennsylvania related to repeal of helmet law |
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texanshatingbush (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 08:35 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Are you suggesting its safer to ride without a helmet? |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I would interpret |
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democrat in Tallahassee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
19. after vietnam, my brother died on a motorcycle. I've always |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. There is something about motorcycles |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 04:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Bikes aren't the cause |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. so for non soldiers -- who also are dying in greater numbers |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. that is |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. Same way the Hell's Angels got started. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
30. Dangerous, especially if they're into the new racing cycle clubs |
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texanshatingbush (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 08:30 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Harley and Crotch rocket death rate about the same. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 08:33 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. they often have a girl hanging on the back of the crotch-rocket too- |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
37. going 100+mph on a bike IS a real rush... |
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WvSky (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 08:38 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. SOMEBODY POST THIS !!!! |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
42. I totally believe.. |
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