"John B." wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2016 06:45:13 -0500, "EdwardDolan" <
edo...@iw.net>
wrote:
>A summary report of how dangerous mountain biking is in just one locale. I
>never waste any time feeling sorry for these scofflaws. but it does at
>times seem like the punishment exceeds the crime. I wouldn't want to end up
>a quadriplegic, but maybe some think it might be worth it.
>
>“Every day our emergency room doctors see concussions, broken bones,
>internal bleeding, organ damage and head and spine injuries,” Carsley says
>in the video. “Last year over 100 bikers needed **major** emergency
>surgery.” Those numbers do not cover the gamut of common injuries incurred
>in mountain biking requiring surgery, ie. broken arms, collarbones, etc.
Absolutely Horrifying.
Jesus Christ Almighty! If I were a jackass and an asshole like you, that is
exactly what I would have said too!
But then I googled "hikers hurt" and got nearly a half a million hits.
Lets see.... 500,000/100 = 5,000.
Jesus Christ Almighty! If I were a jackass and an asshole like you, that is
exactly what I would have said too!
It looks, according to Dolies figures that something like 5,000 hikers
are hurt or killed for every MTB rider.
Jesus Christ Almighty! If I were a jackass and an asshole like you, that is
exactly what I would have said too!
Of course that is ridiculous, but of course, but then, we are talking
with Dolan for who the ridiculous is commonplace.
Jesus Christ Almighty! If I were a jackass and an asshole like you, that is
exactly what I would have said too!
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota