Motorcyclists - what would you say to someone who calls you an organ donor instead of a motorcyclist?

Answer 1

I tell them to S.U.C.K MY D.I.C.K

Answer 2

Erm well i would think that are :
1. a stupid prat
2. they dont know me
3. They dont know how safe or well i ride
4. they probably anti bike and drive a car
5. they might be gellous that i can ride a bike and choose to
6. they are ignorant
7. they are trying to be funny(haha, or not)

Personally i have held a full motorcycle licence since 1991. I have ridden in this country as well as other countries and i have not needed to be carted away in a van, have transplants or limbs amputated!.I have all my own body parts .. im 100% genuine...lol

I have come off, but i concider that it is quite normal that sometimes you will come off, in the same way car drivers scuf the kerbs,bump other cars, reverse into posts etc.

BUt at the end of the day , i know i ride safer than some motorcyclists i see eveyday and for all the idiots on bikes who i do see.. they may be able to go faster and be prepared to take dangerous risks... but the only thing they will gain in the end is a serious injury or a short sentance in the local paper if they die and block a major road!..
I ride for enjoyment, not for speeding thrills.Im not looking to proove anything to anyone.
I think All motorcyclists should ride safer and smarter, and although we are only a small percentage on the road-..the bad imagine created by one fool in a tshirt, shorts and trainers on a hypersports bike breaking highway rules and using excessive speed only tars motorcyclists in general .. i.e ' loook, typical biker!... got a death wish, what happens if a kid runs out on him'

I think if you come off a bike and are not wearing leathers or suitable protective clothing, then you deserve the complete contempt of the emergancy services and to be given some sh*tty bed side manor.Especially if they were riding like a nob.

Answer 3

I signed up for a Beginner MSF course before shopping for my first motorcycle. I had a full face Shoei helmet, armored jacket, gloves and motorcycle boots by the time I took the class. I did not buy a race-level sportbike for my first motorcycle, and spent my time concentrating on learning every detail about riding.

I always wear full gear, do not show off, and understand the limits of my skill when riding. I know that I can consider myself invisible to other drivers, and keep my bike in perfect running order all the time.

I would feel insulted if I was called an "organ donor" by someone, but I would understand if their complete ignorance about motorcycles clouded their opinion. I would have to assume that they have never ridden themselves and that they judge all motorcyclists based on the Squids they see on television and the biased media coverage.

That's the other reason that true riders loathe Squids- they give us ALL a bad reputation.

Answer 4

Well, to tell you the truth I have never thought about it. That is the reason I don't have collision insurance, as with a bad wreck I figure my organs will be easy for the morgue to get too them as they will be discloated. LOL.
Regarding an organ donor, every one should have that on their license wheather they have a cycle, or whatever.
The only thing about your question is I think you have had a run-in with a cyclist, or either hit one.
Like when I am on mine you cannot keep it off 80mph, but still some ***.... will still pass you and immediately cut back into your lane as they can't judge your speed. They, and you just cannot stand for a two-wheeler to be out in front of you.
Cycle riding is the more relaxing than anti-depressants. Never can you be depressed while riding a cycle as you are trying your best to stay alive, and watch people like you.

Answer 5

Im not sure what id say, b/c when I started riding motorcycles I became a organ donor. If me losing my life can save someone elses then thats great. What do I care, ill be in a box. Oh, back to your question, yeah obviously theyve never been on a motorcycle. Why does everyone always have something to say about something someone is doing! MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, thats what id say.

Answer 6

I have run into this many times in the past and will in the future.There is nothing to say to people with this opinion.

They will never know the feelings riders have on their bikes as they ride some distant road for the first time. These people will never feel their hart warm on a tight corner as the bike is leaned into the turn. They will never fell the friendly warmth of home upon returning from a ride on a cold day.

Let them have their say, and smile as you go on your way.
Ride Safe

Answer 7

If it's another rider, then I'd seriously review my skills, knowledge, riding smarts and choice of gear.

If it's a non-rider, then it's his fear of the unknown that makes him say that.

Just like driving a car doesn't make people nervous, but flying in planes does. Even though they know there is a much greater chance of being injured or killed in a car accident than a plane wreck. We fear what we do not know.

That's why it's the folks that have never left their little shell and lived a real life that are always saying: "travel outside the states? That's dangerous! Letting your boys ride bmx, that's dangerous! Skiing, that's dangerous! Riding a motorcycle, that's dangerous!" They're also the folks who trip off a curb at Disneyland and sue Mickey.

Well, guess what, life IS dangerous. No matter how careful you are, you're not getting out of here alive.

Make smart choices, play the odds, take all the precautions you can and enjoy your time while you're here.

After that, if there's any good organs left, they can have 'em.

So, what do you say? If it's someone you really care about, you can try to educate them on how safe riding can be. If it's just some moron you don't know very well, then just blow him off. People like that are just looking for a response - it feeds their need.

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As an aside to what Mikey said above:

Gleaned from SVIA, Federal Govt and State of Michigan studies:

Helmets decrease the severity of injury, the likelihood of death, and the overall cost of medical care. They're designed to cushion and protect riders' heads from the impact of a crash.

Just like safety belts in cars, helmets can't provide total protection against head injury or death, but they do reduce the incidence of both. Motorcycle crash statistics show that helmets are about 29 percent effective in preventing crash fatalities.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates an unhelmeted rider is 40 percent more likely to suffer a fatal head injury and 15 percent more likely to incur a nonfatal head injury than a helmeted motorcyclist.

Facts

Head injury is the leading cause of death in motorcycle crashes. (U.S. Department of Transportation/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, State Legislative Fact Sheet)

The Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) study found that motorcycle helmets are 70 percent effective in preventing brain injuries and that unhelmeted motorcyclists involved in crashes were more than three times more likely to suffer injuries than whose wearing helmets. (NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts, 2004)

Wearing a properly fitted helmet can actually improve the rider's ability to hear by streamlining the head and ear which can deduce wind noise allowing the rider to hear other sounds. (Safe Cycling-Motorcycle Safety Foundation Publication.)

Helmets prevent eye injuries and distraction from dust, dirt and debris thrown up by other vehicles on the road. (Safe Cycling-Motorcycle Safety Foundation Publication.)

Per vehicle mile, motorcyclists are about 32 times as likely as passenger car occupants to die in a traffic crash and about 6 times as likely to be injured. (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts, 2003)

Hospital stays are longer for unhelmeted riders and the cost to taxpayers is significantly higher since many motorcyclists are uninsured. (Michigan Traffic Safety Information Council.)

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Like they say, have a $25 head, wear a $25 helmet. So, if you wear no helmet, what's your head worth?

Answer 8

call them retarded. my b/f rides and motorcycle and people always say things. but a motorcycle can be as safe as a car if the rider actually takes time to learn and not some noob trying to impress people like alot of them are. its pure enjoyment and im learning to ride at the moment too. who really cares what they think tho? they are prolly the ones who are just afraid to try new things. if someone says that to you again. ask them. " do you ride?" HAVE you ridden a motorcycle?" im sure 99.9% will tell u they havent ridden, so they obviously dont know what its like

Answer 9

I would probably smile and remind them that life is not about coming to the end quietly, but to meet the end head on tires burning, screaming YEAH!!!!!!! that was a hell of a ride. And my organs will then go to someone so they can carry on.

Answer 10

ask them do they work then call them an organ donor to then say does it feel good to be like me ? in life there's risks to everything we do so what the you know what does it make what some idiot thinks of you tell them to go F their self

Answer 11

Accurate. A major university in our state proposed to build a world class transplant center. In their proposal to the Board of Governors, one of the factors cited was that our state did not have a motorcycle helmet law (at least not at that time). Hence the university predicted a steady source of organs from otherwise healthy donors.

The proposal was approved. We now have an outstanding liver transplant center.