# big ben **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 12, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796 "2006-06-12T09:05:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/181 "2006-06-13T06:32:43Z")
> [@bics56](#): > > I do not know what point you are trying to make…but in no way you can say you are at the same risk wearing an helmet. All that stat says is people not wearing helmets are either safer or better at riding bikes. Or a lot more people who ride wear helmets than people who don’t. Think of it this way, would you rather have your headhit off of metal with or w/o a helmet on? depends on the helmet he is wearing… i seen a guy drop his harley and hit a guard rail. he was wearing a helmet… but the guard rail tore his jaw off > [@bics56](#): > > Your last comment makes no sense at all…the thing is if he would have wore an helmet the CHANCES are he would have had minor injuries with road rashed knees. So when a helmet does save your life there is a chance you will not be able to walk…ect, but I am sure there are a ton of situations where is could save your life and you can go on to live a normal life. again depends on the helmet … if he was wearing a skull cap or some shit he would have stil had the same injuries to his face and shit. ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/182 "2006-06-13T06:47:42Z")
I see your point but I am talking about full face…I realize they do not always protect you `100% but they will a lot better than wearing nothing at all…that is my point ---
**Author:** ![SP71Supra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sp71supra/32/5955_2.png) [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/183 "2006-06-13T06:56:54Z")
> [@flyinglow57](#): > > i know your suppose to have your liscence for 2 years… but im not sure about the age… The be legal without a helmet, you need one of the following Have your lisence for 2 years or 21 or Any age if you take a motorcycle safety course by MSF ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/184 "2006-06-13T07:46:18Z")
Here are some stats on [postgazette.com](http://postgazette.com)…I am sure the #'s would be better if every helmet was a closed face one!! The NHTSA offered other statistics: Motorcyclists are 32 times more likely to die in a crash than someone riding in an automobile. Head injury is a leading cause of death in motorcycle crashes, but helmets reduce the likelihood of a crash fatality by 37 percent. Helmets are 67 percent effective in preventing brain injuries, while motorcyclists without helmets were three times more likely to suffer brain injuries than those with helmets. From 1984 through 2003, NHTSA estimates that helmets saved the lives of almost 15,000 motorcyclists. Nationwide, 20 states and the District of Columbia still have laws requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets. In most states that repealed helmet laws, the number of operators wearing helmets drops to about 50 percent. Mr. Tyson said Florida experienced a significant increase in fatalities after it repealed its helmet law in 2000. It also experienced a significant increase in medical costs associated with motorcycle injuries. “The same will be true in Pennsylvania,” he said, noting ---
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/185 "2006-06-13T08:27:53Z")
Heh, some guys here at work took one of the news websites stories and added somethings about his surgury and said he died, then pasted the txt around over the LAN. I guess they got a few people with it and the looks on their faces were priceless. ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/186 "2006-06-13T08:37:13Z")
![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/bigben.jpg](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/bigben.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/187 "2006-06-13T08:44:50Z")
> [@whitey](#): > ---
**Author:** ![imported\_weaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc8723/32.png) [@imported\_weaves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_weaves)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/188 "2006-06-13T09:17:37Z")
I think you should photoshop a full face helmet on his head in the get well soon big ben picture. ---
**Author:** ![SSsuperchargedE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sssuperchargede/32/5958_2.png) [@SSsuperchargedE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSsuperchargedE)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/189 "2006-06-13T09:29:21Z")
> [@whitey](#): > :steelers: ---
**Author:** ![Jenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Jenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jenn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/190 "2006-06-13T09:29:37Z")
I agree… ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/191 "2006-06-13T09:39:52Z")
no motorcycly license, had a permit that expired in march ---
**Author:** ![HaLLaSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hallass/32/5974_2.png) [@HaLLaSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaLLaSS)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/192 "2006-06-13T09:53:22Z")
> [@pewterss](#): > > no motorcycly license, had a permit that expired in march with a permit, you have to wear a helmet no matter what your age is i believe. ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/193 "2006-06-13T10:07:56Z")
> [@whitey](#): > ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/194 "2006-06-13T10:08:30Z")
i have a feeling they may be re-writing his contract. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_PimpN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@Big\_PimpN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Big_PimpN)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/195 "2006-06-13T10:10:10Z")
> [@pewterss](#): > > no motorcycly license, had a permit that expired in march damn, kids will be kids I guess. ---
**Author:** ![SinisterCRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@SinisterCRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SinisterCRX)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/196 "2006-06-13T10:10:37Z")
I hope he gets better soon. Sounds like he took quite a pounding. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/197 "2006-06-13T10:14:07Z")
> [@SinisterCRX](#): > > Sounds like he took quite a pounding. Probably a little better than the one that Bam Morris took… :idb: ---
**Author:** ![rmrider897](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@rmrider897](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rmrider897)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/198 "2006-06-13T10:22:53Z")
its going to be tough to call plays in the huddle with his jaw wired shut. ---
**Author:** ![rookee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rookee/32/5972_2.png) [@rookee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rookee)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/199 "2006-06-13T18:13:08Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > i have a feeling they may be re-writing his contract. if they do expect it to be extended and have more money. that’s the point of a contract, so you cant change it later. ---
**Author:** ![SSsuperchargedE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sssuperchargede/32/5958_2.png) [@SSsuperchargedE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSsuperchargedE)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796/200 "2006-06-13T19:16:53Z")
updated to fair cond. out of hospital by the end of the week. ‘should’ be ready for at least two pre-season games and the season opener [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796.md?page=9) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-ben/182796.md?page=11)