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[VaEagle]

Inspiring story of "road rash queen" Brittany Morrow and her recovery.
Photos are impressive and in the article if you click on her name you are taken to her MySpace site with more photos and info on her.

http://www.speedfreakinc.com/content/articles/riding/roadrashqueen.html

[CVOJOE]

"Riding prepared for the worst possibilities will always protect you from injury in even the smallest wreck. " " I stress the importance of wearing full gear to each and every person I ride with, talk to, or even who happens to read my story. I believe that my experiences are a lesson to every type of rider or passenger. I would never wish the pain I felt and still feel today upon anyone in this world. It is completely avoidable with a few extra layers, and I can

[MJZ]

Whoa----that will make you think.

[hd-dude]

Interesting, You've got to wonder what the F*CK the driver was doing going so fast as to blow a passenger off the back off his bike.

[RJ749]

The more of these and rider down stories I read the more I realize how lucky I have been over the years to have only gotten hit one time and didn't go down then, luck and riding skill I guess.

I now ride with a helmet, gloves, leather jacket (aero in the summer) and now I am seriously condidering a full face helmet.  It just isn't getting any easier to be safe out there.  

Aside from putting yourself in a bad situation which this one sounds like, it sure makes me think.

[Garznhogs]

 [smiley=cry.gif]OW! Crap! Long story, but I couldn't stop reading. Ow.   [smiley=stars.gif]
Wife and I have been tempting fate too long. Time to get serious. I wouldn't survive a get-off like Brittany did (especially being 40 years older than her).  Most painful story, and the pics... now I'm having ghost pains. ow.
Strong girl, though. Real strong.
Garz

[Special_Ed]

[highlight].....Strong girl, though. Real strong. [/highlight]
Garz

Garz,

Well said, hard to believe people can push themselves so hard, inspiring.

Ed

[JCZ]

Increadable read.  It brought back many memories of my own accident two years ago.  While I didn't have the road rash.........I had the entire left side of my body shattered from my jaw, arm and hip to my lower leg.  A little different in that leathers aren't going to stop broken bones but they do minamize the road rash.

For what it's worth, I do wear a full face helmet now.  I wouldn't of had the shattered jaw if I'd of had one on.

This girl is incredable.  I understand her need to get back on a bike, too.  I'm surprised at her age, that she's able to write about it so well.  When you read her story, you can almost feel her pain with her.  A gifted young lady.

[CVOJOE]

Interesting, You've got to wonder what the F*CK the driver was doing going so fast as to blow a passenger off the back off his bike.

[Road_Glider]

Yes agree she is articulate and a brave gal.  Makes me kind of upset that her friend would allow her to get blown off the back of his bike like that.  Anytime I see a pretty young gal on the back of a sport bike (or any kind of bike for that matter) with no backrest it just makes me cringe at the prospect of that happening.  

[RJ749]

Probably [highlight]chasing one of those

[Garznhogs]

... that [highlight]didn't allow himself to ride over his head[/highlight].

Wonder how many times that is a factor? Lots, I'll bet.

Say, I always enjoy riding/driving behind a sportbike carrying a comely passenger. The view is so much better without backrests or tourpaks!  
 Never thought what might happen if she blew off onto me...  

[porthole]

Not the same but pretty stupid

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4605743187019394414

[Fired00d]

Not the same but pretty stupid

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4605743187019394414

Ouch!!!!!

 [smiley=pumpkin.gif]
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 [smiley=fireman.gif]

[hogasm]

On both of these instances, seems the rider has their head up their azz. No feelings for their passenger. Should both lose their license.