I want to get a street bike.. BAD

[ohiochica]

all i can say is this......i love bikes but i also have a huge respect for them. at teh age of 16 i witnessed a guy take a simple turn hit some road debri gravel and he slowly laid teh bike down, he ended up hitting his head so hard he died on teh scene! now mind you he was turning at a max of 25mph? he was in no way speeding. he did nothing wrong! he had a helmet on he had a jackety on and jeans. when i got to him he had an open compound leg fracture from the bike falling on him, and his helemet looked perfect. had he not died on teh scene he would have had to undergo months of grueling physical therapy to restore leg use. is teh thrill of teh ride really worth all this? he gave up watching his kids grow up becasue he wanted to feel teh open road. think twice!