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talkaboutpractice t1_jdes05k wrote

Reply to comment by Dopey-NipNips in 2 dead from reckless Dirt Bike riding on city streets by Flashbulb_RI

I think there are better conclusions to be drawn from this whole tragedy...

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Dopey-NipNips t1_jdeyxqk wrote

Like helmets save lives, and all the gear all the time atgatt. Dress for the slide not for the ride. All that stuff that's obvious now that I'm pushing 50 but was never considered or just corny when I was 20. Nobody wore a helmet in the 90s.

OK now that the platitudes are out of the way, part of the problem is that if kids wants to ride there's no place where they can do it. It would help. One less young man riding in the street could be the difference between a life lost and a life lived

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waninggib t1_jdexpi0 wrote

Is there, though? Because that’s literally why people ride in the streets.

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talkaboutpractice t1_jdeycaz wrote

America always has the most amazing counterpoints to what i think is a 100% clear dumb thing to do.

But if more offroading space would prevent people from riding with no headlights, over the limit and with no lights... Then let's do it

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Dopey-NipNips t1_jdf1ztj wrote

Is there some country that young men don't do stupid, dangerous shit because an adrenaline rush feels good and their underdeveloped minds know they're invincible?

We are one of the few states without any outlet of this type whatsoever.

The guys getting hurt riding are the same guys getting rescued when they dump personal water craft like sea doos. If they had money theyd be sky diving. If they felt particularly patriotic they'd be marines.

This is a common thread among young people and men in particular and they need an outlet for it. If there's not a safe way to chase this feeling they'll do it in unsafe ways, just like everywhere in the world since the beginning of humanity

If not riding then climbing, or surfing, or the service, or fighting, or football, or drugs, or skiing, or banging.

The difference is the dangerous shit white kids do is OK but the dangerous shit black kids do is terrible. If you're white you go to yawgoo if you're brown you ride the streets.

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