Ben Rothlisberger

Being a former OR nurse and seeing plenty of broken bodies, I can't help but put my two-cents-worth in on Ben Rothlisberger's mishap. I wonder why people ride motorcycles with no helmet. I'm sure it feels good to have the wind in your hair. I'm sure you think you look cool on a bike unprotected. I'm also sure that hospitals and cemetaries are full of people who looked cool and had the wind in their hair. I feel a lot of compassion for Ben and his family in this terrible time, but c'mon, he was tempting the fates. Like Pennsylvania, motorcycle laws in Colorado allow riders to go without a helmet. (There's a click it or ticket seatbelt law, however.) Today I took a drive into the mountains and observed the motorcycle riders- approximately 75% DID NOT wear a helmet. Is this some throwback to the adolescent "it can't happen to me" mentality? I sell my scrub caps to a few bike riders...I hope they are wearing them UNDER their helmets, that's all I can say!


Rothlisberger
operating room nurse
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