Roethlisberger injured in motorcycle accident

[Mc2guy]

Update from Pittsburgh live.com

"...
Roethlisberger lost most of his teeth, fractured his left sinus cavity bone, suffered a nine-inch laceration to the back of his head and a broken jaw, and severely injured both of his knees when he hit the ground, police said. ..."

[saden1]

I bet someone in the PA house/senate is working a new law requiring helmets for riders.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by saden1

I bet someone in the PA house/senate is working a new law requiring helmets for riders.

and not because he cares about safety but he is probably a season ticket holder

[gibbsisgod]

this just in..... pittsburgh does not repeat

[warriorzpath]

To me, it's not about the chances of getting into an accident with a car or motorcycle (that's debatable, or maybe not with stats).

It's about which vehicle would be considered to be inherently safer in an accident: car or motorcycle ? ... in other words, which would you choose to be an accident in: car or motorcycle ?

[BigSKINBauer]

I pray that he will be OK. I found out 20 minutes ago when my steeler friend called and was horrified. I slept till 4 and sadly missed the world cup. He should have been wearing a helmet. He is a dumbass. His knees still may have been injured but it is clear other injuries would have been far less serious, broken jaw, 9 inch cut, loss of a lot of teeth. I think he will live and that is the important thing. Lets hope he has a full recovery

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Didn't he already have some kind of knee problems? Regardless, the knee injuries will probably prove to be much more problematic than anything else.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Didn't he already have some kind of knee problems? Regardless, the knee injuries will probably prove to be much more problematic than anything else.

yeah, he did. knee problems really never go away. just ask terrel davis. we dont know what happened to his knees but any knee injury is career threatening

[saden1]

9 inch laceration in the back of the head? That sounds like a pretty big gash...ah, who needs a helmet. I wonder how he'll manage to wear a football helmet in 7 weeks and comfortably take hits where his head hits hits grass.

p.s. This sure has hell doesn't look like a Harley/Chopper/Cruiser. I wonder what it is.

[jbcjr14]

Originally Posted by saden1

9 inch laceration in the back of the head? That sounds like a pretty big gash...ah, who needs a helmet. I wonder how he'll manage to wear a football helmet in 7 weeks and comfortably take hits where his head hits hits grass.

p.s. This sure has hell doesn't look like a Harley/Chopper/Cruiser. I wonder what it is.

Looks like a 2007 Crotch Rocket to me....

[Darrell_Green_28]

Roethlisberger's 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa, which is named after a Japanese bird of prey, was totaled. The 170-horsepower bike, which weighs 500 pounds fully loaded, was targeted by law enforcement agencies worldwide after its 1998 debut because it could reach a top speed of 189 mph.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by Darrell_Green_28

Roethlisberger's 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa, which is named after a Japanese bird of prey, was totaled. The 170-horsepower bike, which weighs 500 pounds fully loaded, was targeted by law enforcement agencies worldwide after its 1998 debut because it could reach a top speed of 189 mph.

there is absolutely no reason that a bike that can go that fast should be allowed on public roads. that thing is a death trap. if you feel the need to go that fast than you should do it on a race track.

[Mc2guy]

Originally Posted by gibbsisgod

there is absolutely no reason that a bike that can go that fast should be allowed on public roads. that thing is a death trap. if you feel the need to go that fast than you should do it on a race track.

What kind of car do you drive? Can it exceed the national speed limit of 75mph? Under your logic all corvettes, ferraris, lambo's, BMW's, Mercedes, etc. have no business on public roads. They can all do well in excess of 150 MPH.

Owning a bike that has that power, does not mean you have to use it recklessly, just like owning a vette doesn't mean you have to drive 180.

Mc2guy

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by Mc2guy

What kind of car do you drive? Can it exceed the national speed limit of 75mph? Under your logic all corvettes, ferraris, lambo's, BMW's, Mercedes, etc. have no business on public roads. They can all do well in excess of 150 MPH.

Owning a bike that has that power, does not mean you have to use it recklessly, just like owning a vette doesn't mean you have to drive 180.

Mc2guy

my kia minivan has never exceeded 75 mph i'll have you know.

on a serious note, i was talking about motorcycles but cars that go that can go that fast should have govenors on them too. if you want to go that fast you are putting everyone on the road in danger.
i know that this comment will draw some criticism but lets be real people. if the law says you can only go so fast then they should regulate a cars ability to break that limit

[Mc2guy]

Originally Posted by gibbsisgod

my kia minivan has never exceeded 75 mph i'll have you know.

on a serious note, i was talking about motorcycles but cars that go that can go that fast should have govenors on them too. if you want to go that fast you are putting everyone on the road in danger.
i know that this comment will draw some criticism but lets be real people. if the law says you can only go so fast then they should regulate a cars ability to break that limit

I'm glad that you are a slow driver, I feel safer because of it, but the question was "can" your car go faster and the answer is yes. Ben was not speeding, that latest reports are saying a car pulled in front of him illegally, so his bike and it's speed potential was irrelevant. Inattention to the task at hand and poor judgement is what kills people in cars AND on bikes not the potential top speed of the vehicle they are piloting.