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should have been doing to have a safe ride. It’s possible.
It is possible that the number of man hours spent by the volunteer fire and rescue units in the county responding to motorcycle accidents is insignificant. It’s possible that the emergency resources available in this county are almost limitless. It’s possible that while these volunteers were on call to another motorcycle accident, there was no one else in the county who needed any emergency or rescue services for a fall or a heart attack or a stroke. It’s possible.
All of these things are possible. They sure as hell aren’t very likely.
What has been the response to these accidents? Is that response adequate? What else should be done? What else can be done? I wish I had the answers. Consider the following as a suggestion.
There are situations where all of us have to give up some of our civil liberties when it benefits the greater good. It truly pains me to say that, but it’s true. Look at what’s happening in the subways of New York after the London terrorist bombings. Individual riders of the subways are having their bags checked by subway and law enforcement officials.
Some say this is an infringement of their civil rights, that they ought not be subjected to searches of their personal belongings. For the time being, at least, the searches are continuing, and, from the poll results I have seen, a majority of the people believe these searches are justified for the protection of all the people who use that
95.7%