Big Ben hurt in motorbike crash

[Peyton Manning]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_y...isberger-motorcycleaccident&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

[Hewson]

phanan already posted it in the NFL thread Peyton my boy.

 

[Bonochick]

phanan already posted it in the NFL thread Peyton my boy.

I'll still leave this thread open, since I think this is fine as a stand-alone topic.

 

[phanan]

I see the offseason hasn't changed things for ya, Peyton. Still not paying attention to everything.

 

[Hewson]

I'll still leave this thread open, since I think this is fine as a stand-alone topic.

Thats cause you think Ben is cute.


Anyway: doesn't look good for Ben:

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/9356067/detail.html#


Broken jaw, broken nasal cavity, serious double knee injuries.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

they've been telling him for months to wear a helmet when riding his motorcycle... apparently he wasn't wearing one today. even terry bradshaw had made an apeal to get him to wear his helmet.

here's hoping he is able to make a complete recovery

 

[randhail]

It's sad that he got hurt, but at the same time it's not. After Kellen Winslow and Jay Williams got badly hurt on motorcycles, you'd think he'd have the brains not to get on one. He's an even bigger moron for not wearing a helmet. His body is worth what - $8 million a year? Why be so careless?

I wonder if there is any clause in his contract that mentions getting hurt in a motorcycle accident. If he loses his salary, I'll bet he never rides one again.

 

[tiny dancer]

I am listening to the Pittsburgh news on TV, and he is still in surgery, with head injuries and a broken jaw. This is big news from where I live is 50 miles from Pittsburgh.I know that he should of beeen wearing a helmet, but right now I am focus on his recovery.

 

[tiny dancer]

Also just heard about what is in his contract, and he was not under anything that would hurt it.

 

[phillyfan26]

I live in Philly, and I remember the fiasco about helmets:

There WAS a law that required helmets, but a sizeable political group of motorcyclists pushed for the ban to be lifted, and it was, somehow. It was a joke. That was about 3 years ago, and it was bound to happen that some big name person got hurt because of it.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

if you don't wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle, you may be clinicaly insane.

 

[Zoomerang96]

in canada you have to wear a helmet.

 

[Hewson]

even terry bradshaw had made an apeal to get him to wear his helmet.

Actually the link I posted above to a Pitt news site has the Bradshaw video. He wasn't appealing with him to wear a helmet. He said, repeatedly, "park the bike!"
Said he had plenty of time to ride when he retired, and not to ride, especially after seeing what happened to "that moron in Cleveland".

The video is a year old, and TB looks like a prophet now.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

even wack job gary busey is a big proponent of the helmet law after his own bike accident.

it's just common friggin sense

 

[Numb1075]

i heard him on espn radio at like 8:15am that morning. He was promoting a new fantasy football site. I guess shortly after that he crashed. I won't draft him in fantasy now.

It's a real shame. I hope he recovers fully.

 

[Hewson]

Interesting tidbit about the woman driving the car in the accident:

The other car was driven by a 62-year-old woman who maintains homes in both Maine and Pittsburgh, police said. They didn't immediately release her name, and no charges were filed.

Perhaps a zealot Patriots fan?

 

[speedracer]

Does it make me an evil person if I say that if it had been Peyton, he would have blamed the accident on his protective convoy?

Probably.

 

[Hewson]

He wouldn't have been hurt that badly though. Tractors don't go nearly as fast as motorcycles.

 

[Numb1075]

zing !!!!!

 

[tiny dancer]

He's home from the hospital, and will try to make training game. He told everyone that he WILL be wearing a helmet,when riding. He's one lucky guy, and a good person at heart.

 

[Dalton]

It's sad that he got hurt, but at the same time it's not. After Kellen Winslow and Jay Williams got badly hurt on motorcycles, you'd think he'd have the brains not to get on one. He's an even bigger moron for not wearing a helmet. His body is worth what - $8 million a year? Why be so careless?

I wonder if there is any clause in his contract that mentions getting hurt in a motorcycle accident. If he loses his salary, I'll bet he never rides one again.

Here’s the thing: wearing a motorcycle helmet is a mixed bag. Studies have shown that mortality rates do not improve in motorcycle accidents where the rider is wearing a helmet. Riders with helmets DO have less and less severe head injuries (so Big Ben would have benefited from wearing a full facemasked helmet), but riders with helmets ALSO experience more and more severe neck and spinal injuries.
So, the idea that helmets should always be worn is not so cut and dry.
I wonder, if Big Ben would have been wearing a helmet and got into an accident that resulted in a severe neck injury if the media would be arguing that he should NOT have been wearing a helmet?