tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post1738171449915931831..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Why Old Riders Need to be More CarefulLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-30286064996818612472010-04-10T09:58:32.357-04:002010-04-10T09:58:32.357-04:00The ideal situation is of course to have a fatal m...The ideal situation is of course to have a fatal motorcycle accident the day you were going to die of old age anyway. The older we get, the closer we are positioned to the ideal.Lost Motorcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-71483507996310296632010-04-10T07:57:13.536-04:002010-04-10T07:57:13.536-04:00Well! I'm glad I read this article, first thi...Well! I'm glad I read this article, first thing on a nice sunny morning with a projected high in the mid-teens. I'd planned to go for a ride, but instead I think I'll put on my slippers and sip a cup of <i>Ovaltine</i> ;-) <br /><br />Seriously, though, it's obvious that, as we age, our 'systems' deteriorate. Especially our vision system, which is no longer nearly as acute, and our reflexes in general, which take much longer to react.<br /><br />All of which adds up to taking fewer risks than when we were young, not 'pushing' our chances, or our abilities, quite as far.<br /><br />When we were young, we knew that we were immortal, that serious accidents only happened to 'other people.' Now that we're older, we know that we're no longer immortal, but realize that, if we let that worry us to the point of giving up riding, we really will be ready for <i>granny jail</i> ;-)Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com