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jim schmidt · 05-17-2008, 12:30 PM

Actually, these kinds of traumatic amputations are becoming more rare every year. The most significant reduction came when guardrails got rounded ends. My neighbor, btw, lost a leg to a guardrail in the 70s.

Most bikers die from blunt trauma these days. It's highly likely that this one can be put down to rider inexperience or lack of basic training.

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jim schmidt World 500 GP Champion SBN Contributor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 11,665 Casino Cash: $27362 Sportbike: '04 999, '07 VN900C, '98 VTR1000F, '76 XS650, '79 XS650 Special	Actually, these kinds of traumatic amputations are becoming more rare every year. The most significant reduction came when guardrails got rounded ends. My neighbor, btw, lost a leg to a guardrail in the 70s. Most bikers die from blunt trauma these days. It's highly likely that this one can be put down to rider inexperience or lack of basic training. __________________ -- Jim You're not still voting for Chicken-John, are ya?