accident Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:21:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Reminder: Be Safe on Your Scooter or Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/reminder-be-safe-on-your-scooter-or-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/reminder-be-safe-on-your-scooter-or-motorcycle/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:09:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9588 Accepting Risk While Riding a Scooter or Motorcycle I’ve posted this video titled “Morning Fall” by Edward McGinty before as a reminder as the spring riding season (pandemic allowing) gets underway. It’s always seemed prudent to me to be honest about the realities of the road and the risk I’m willing to assume. What made […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/reminder-be-safe-on-your-scooter-or-motorcycle/feed/ 16 9588 Vespa Drop https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/vespa-drop/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/vespa-drop/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2016 07:47:40 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6660 Idyllic Scene to a Vespa Drop Moments after making this photograph I dropped the Vespa.  First time in ten years.  The first time was inexperience in the snow.  This time stupidity. I had ridden off the road just a hundred feet on a little shale covered farm lane.  Other than the steep rise when leaving […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/vespa-drop/feed/ 37 6660 Pretending You’ll Never Crash https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/pretending-youll-never-crash/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/pretending-youll-never-crash/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2015 05:31:35 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4971 While I don’t believe it’s inevitable that every motorcycle or scooter rider will have a crash, I also don’t believe any rider can say they’ll never go down either.  I’m not sure what others believe in this regard.  What I do know for sure though is there is a range of belief and action in […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/pretending-youll-never-crash/feed/ 20 4971 Motorcycle Safety Tips https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/motorcycle-safety-tips/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/motorcycle-safety-tips/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:00:07 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4862 Do you see yourself in this video? There are some important motorcycle safety tips in it that are fun to watch and important to remember. While watching vintage training films can be fun, there are some important approaches discussed that have value for the thoughtful rider.  Motorcycle safety is not about getting out of trouble, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/motorcycle-safety-tips/feed/ 10 4862 Motorcycle and Scooter Riding Safety https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/04/motorcycle-and-scooter-riding-safety/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/04/motorcycle-and-scooter-riding-safety/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:52:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4672 Morning Fall from Boss Boyd on Vimeo. Morning Fall by Edward McGinty With winter clearly fading away another riding season has begun.  Some return to the road sooner than others and everyone goes through their own ritual of rekindling the connection with machine and road.  Motorcycle and scooter riding safety are, unfortunately, subjects not given […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/04/motorcycle-and-scooter-riding-safety/feed/ 13 4672 Deer Strategies for Riders https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/08/strategies-deer/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/08/strategies-deer/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2014 01:42:42 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=3943 On Monday morning when the alarm clock launched the radio I was brought into the world with a story about a couple on a Harley who slid their motorcycle 300 feet in an attempt to avoid a whitetail deer.  In my half awake, mostly drifting state I still had the presence of mind to question […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/08/strategies-deer/feed/ 18 3943 Revisiting Risk: The Accident https://scooterinthesticks.com/2009/03/revisiting-risk-accident/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2009/03/revisiting-risk-accident/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:22:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=434 This post is about my friend John and the accident he was part of when his BMW motorcycle hit the side of a garbage truck one morning on the way to work. This happened a long time ago now — in October of 2007. The circumstances of the crash don’t matter. Physically the accident was […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2009/03/revisiting-risk-accident/feed/ 37 434 The (Potential) High Cost of Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2008/02/potential-high-cost-of-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2008/02/potential-high-cost-of-riding/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:49:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=511 Various views of John’s skull My friend John underwent another surgery on his leg yesterday, a bone graft to fill a piece of bone that was missing as a result of his motorcycle accident last October. The surgery went well and to his surprise was an outpatient procedure. John’s recovery has been slow and frustrating […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2008/02/potential-high-cost-of-riding/feed/ 6 511 Two-Lane Blacktop https://scooterinthesticks.com/2007/12/two-lane-blacktop/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2007/12/two-lane-blacktop/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:31:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=534 A colleague at work recently began riding. About the same time he spread his blogging wings and has slowly been moving forward on both fronts. Jonathan is riding a vintage BMW R75/7 airhead in wonderful condition. I’m not sure the precise year but it is definitely a fine looking machine. Jonathan shows all the makings […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2007/12/two-lane-blacktop/feed/ 7 534 A Prayer for John https://scooterinthesticks.com/2007/12/prayer-for-john/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2007/12/prayer-for-john/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=535 Riders everywhere often feel some level of connection to other riders when an accident occurs. My friend John will be undergoing surgery this Friday and I ask that you consider taking a moment to say a prayer for him. Even if this is not something you do or believe perhaps you would pretend this once. […]

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