Helmets ON Please !

From the pre­vi­ous news about Mbah Surip, I’m reminded of this news that I want to share about the death of another man.

Bruce Ross­meyer was con­sid­ered by many as the “world’s largest Harley-Davidson dealer” with 13 deal­er­ships and over 500 new Harley-Davidson motor­cy­cles to choose from. Bruce was known for his love of bikes and as a big sup­porter of children’s charities.

The 66 year old died last week in a motor­cy­cle acci­dent. He was rid­ing in a rally in Wyoming when he was hit by a Ford pickup truck while try­ing to make a pass.

He died while doing what he loved.. But he for­got the most impor­tant aspect of rid­ing.. he wasn’t wear­ing a hel­met dur­ing that inci­dent.. Although wear­ing a hel­met may not guar­an­tee sur­vival in an acci­dent, it is as good as it gets in pro­tect­ing your head while rid­ing a motorcycle..

I run a motor­cy­cle deal­er­ship with my part­ner in Indone­sia, we sell Bajaj branded motor­cy­cles in the South Sumat­era Province.. Before run­ning the deal­er­ship, I hardly ever ride the motor­cy­cle.. Now I’m a fre­quent rider.. Although the Bajaj Pul­sar is no where near the size and power of the Harley.. I wouldn’t risk rid­ing with­out a helmet..

My rel­a­tives keep remind­ing me.. “In a car.. Its metal cov­er­ing your flesh.. On a bike.. Its your flesh that’s cov­er­ing the metal..”

So.. Hel­mets on while rid­ing please! Safety First!

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