Important food for thought for winter riders!

[datsun fan]

quote from article in the Mail on Sunday!

Read and inwardly digest!

‘What is going on?’ I asked a doctor one day, during one of my regular visits for treatment.

‘There just aren’t any livers,’ he replied, adding the sardonic afterthought: ‘I’m afraid you need cold weather and black ice on the roads.’

It sounds harsh, but the reality of the transplant business is that the victims of road accidents are the biggest source of organs, and most of them are motorcyclists.

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Maybe keep this in mind abit will make us NOT become a donor!

[z-weiser]

gawd 'elp the poor beggar who gets my internals!!!!!

but it's a sobering thought - lets all be careful in the snow and ice!

Z

[StumpyFingers]

All trauma hospitals look forward to this weather as a supplier of organs,
Just make sure thare are none of ours.

[YEN_POWELL]

I heard they prefer cyclists because they are in better shape physically.

[Dee Duble Yuh]

Yup. If they'd seen the way XRVers knock it back at the National they'd know there's not much point waiting for our livers. Not exactly "low mileage, good condition"!!!

[UKRob]

Years ago i had a couple of op's to try and repair the damage to my left leg (shattered knee etc etc). I was at physio one day chatting to the nurse and she said that they called bikers/motorcyclists whatever Temporary citizens.
Ha! Cheers love for the inspiration

[Rubberchicken]

Yup. If they'd seen the way XRVers knock it back at the National they'd know there's not much point waiting for our livers. Not exactly "low mileage, good condition"!!!

In good shape, then.

It's been working out, right?

[Grendel]

Most A&E Depts refer to motorcyclists as donors

[doglegdon]

lets all be careful in the snow and ice!

Eh? Am I missing something here?!!!!!!!

[StumpyFingers]

I have heard that in bad weather the Hospitals prepare for organ transplant as they know some will turn up soon.