PSA: Wear a helmet already!

[dinda]

Just came across a motorcycle accident on the way home tonight. One dude, sitting the middle of the road, he can't recall what happened. I was the 2nd person on the scene so I stopped to help add some light to the area as it is a very dark road. The lady who found the guy was trying to keep the dude calm and sitting; at least he was conscious and talking, a touch of blood but nothing too serious, I hope. The guy was only a few blocks from home, not wearing a helmet and admitted he had been drinking earlier "but not recently," he said. There is no ER on the island anymore so one of our volunteer EMS guys from my village had to drive over - took at least 20 minutes for him to get there and he had no equipment other than basic first aid stuff. If it had been serious. . .well, more serious, it could have been bad. I left once the fire dept finally showed up.

I was talking to Slaw on the phone when i came upon the scene so mostly posting for her - all is ok, me very tired, going to sleep now. Oh and as we waited for the EMs to arrive I noticed his bike was less than 20 ft away from one of those roadside crosses. The cross there in memory of a beautiful, young, 15 year old boy who was hit and killed while riding his bicycle home - they never did find who hit him. . . be safe people.

Comments

[packerslaw.livejournal.com]

Well, thanks for the update, I was wonderin'! Russ says hi, by the way.

[trekchic.livejournal.com]

"not wearing a helmet and admitted he had been drinking earlier "

That's why the ER Doc's call them "donorcycles."

Glad he was ok.

[twinb76.livejournal.com]

It's been bad here with bicycle accidents - 2 injured yesterday (neither wearing helmets, one is dead, the other just minor injuries - he was very lucky!) and the other day, a man mowed down 5 experienced bicyclists! I don't know the entire story behind it, but he either fell asleep or did it on purpose - 3 are in serious condition. (all wearing helmets - they bike that road all the time and are very careful, experienced riders - they're the good ones - we have a lot of bad ones here and they're putting themselves and others in danger all the time :( ).