Big Ben=Big Bang

[Rastak]

oh no

Hey we agree....no matter how bad your day is going today, big Bens is most likely worse.


That's really gotta sting a bunch.


Maybe a guy should wear a helmet AND a golie mask. Geez......

[red]

i'm sorry, but IMO you are not a safe and responsible rider if you are driving THAT bike

and to not wear a helmet on that rocket is just plain stupid

[Fosco33]

dang, i saw it. it looks like his head might have nailed the metal upright on the side of the windshield.

he's lucky as hell right now

Breaking stuff from our pals at PFT.com


Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which broke the story of the accident minutes after it happened, Roethlisberger has fractured his left sinus cavity bone, sustained a nine-inch gash to the back of his head, suffered injuries to both knees and a broken jaw, and he has lost either "most" or "several" of his teeth.

This is bad news for Ben and the Steelers - they're one of the only AFC teams I follow closely. Do they turn to Charlie Batch until/if Ben returns? The Libertarian in me is fine with a person's choice of not wearing a helmet - looks like it would've prevented most of his head injuries but he'd still be inhouse for the knee injuries. Here's to a quick/full recovery.

[red]

dang, i saw it. it looks like his head might have nailed the metal upright on the side of the windshield.

he's lucky as hell right now

Breaking stuff from our pals at PFT.com


Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which broke the story of the accident minutes after it happened, Roethlisberger has fractured his left sinus cavity bone, sustained a nine-inch gash to the back of his head, suffered injuries to both knees and a broken jaw, and he has lost either "most" or "several" of his teeth.

This is bad news for Ben and the Steelers - they're one of the only AFC teams I follow closely. Do they turn to Charlie Batch until/if Ben returns? The Libertarian in me is fine with a person's choice of not wearing a helmet - looks like it would've prevented most of his head injuries but he'd still be inhouse for the knee injuries. Here's to a quick/full recovery.

you know, a helmet might not have helped him a whole lot in this case. he's lucky he's not dead from a serious head injury, but if we look at it the only thing a helmet would have prevented is the gash in the back of his head. the rest is all face injuries.

that is if we are talking about a little helmet and not the full blown thing with a face mask and all

[BigDmoney]

seems to me very hypocritical that the law requires you to wear a seatbelt, but not a helmet. Anyone else think that?

[Merlin]

Even though what he did was reckless given his career choice, I pray that he recovers 100%. The really sad part to me is that this happens everyday and yet people don't wear helmets.

[Rastak]

seems to me very hypocritical that the law requires you to wear a seatbelt, but not a helmet. Anyone else think that?

Sure is....

[Oscar]

I never understood the no helmet laws myself. I've rode for a lot of years and have always wore a full face helmet. Though my bike doesn't have a fairing so one time taking a june bug in the chin at 70 miles per hour made a believer out of me. A broken leg or arm is one thing. But, a broken brain box.... Thats another. Hope he's ok.

[retailguy]

i'm sorry, but IMO you are not a safe and responsible rider if you are driving THAT bike

and to not wear a helmet on that rocket is just plain stupid

I agree Red, you know when you think about it, the steelers should probably sue, shouldn't they?

[BigDmoney]

i just don't get it! were responsible enough to ride motor cycles that have no restraint system at all, but were not smart enough to determine if we want to wear a seatbelt at any given time in a vehicle that is much more safe than a little motorcycle even without any type of seatbelt on. i just hope that Big ben recovers 100% and this teaches kids a lesson.

[AtlPackFan]

seems to me very hypocritical that the law requires you to wear a seatbelt, but not a helmet. Anyone else think that?

Right now its by state. Georgia requires it. I'm not sure which other state's do or don't. If I remember right, Wisconsin does not.

The question isn't whether or not you should wear a helmet or not but rather whether or not the federal government should MANDATE that you wear a helmet. For many people it is a political issue, not a safety issue. A lot of people fighting a federal law won't get on a bike without one.

Personally, I don't care what the law says. I wear a helmet. To me, not to do so, is just plain stupid.

[MJZiggy]

seems to me very hypocritical that the law requires you to wear a seatbelt, but not a helmet. Anyone else think that?

I'm willing to suggest a difference between the two laws: the helmet law is designed to keep idiots from leaving their own brains on the sidewalk, whereas seatbelt laws are designed to keep the same idiots from driving around with their kids bouncing all over and splattering THEM on the sidewalk. If you wanna kill yourself that's one thing, but there are too many people too stupid to properly restrain their children and the kids shouldn't have to suffer for it.

[BigDmoney]

i totally agree, i personally don't ride a bike, but if i did i would never would be cought without one. I just think I should have the choice. Either that or don't mandate the seatbelt law. I think the seatbelt law is in effect because of the vast numbers of cars out their and the massive abmount of revenue that is made for from the fines. pure and simple...not a safety issue, it's amoney issue.

[MJZiggy]

There's that too, but the justification of it comes from saving the lives of 6-year-olds.

[BigDmoney]

i can't argue that at all. But that comes to my point that aren't we respnsible enough to make that choice ourselves. Obviously...any non osama bin laden type person would always buckle up their kids. I dunno, I'm just pissed that I can theoretically be pulled over by a cop on a motorclycle for not wearing my seatbelt. talk about bass ackwards