You never know

[Idaho]

A good friend of mine who owns the local Suzuki dealership just lost his 24 year old son this weekend. His son's name was Mike. Mike was raised on motorcycles and was a drag racer and rode bikes off road as well. He always observed safety rules and wore his gear, helmet - leather - gloves. This weekend he and a friend had traffic cones out in an empty parking lot and were practicing maneuvers of some kind. This is where the story gets fuzzy. Mike hit a curb, then there was mention of being thrown into a tree and landing on his helmet. He never got up. Something tore loose in his skull and it was all over.

Don't know if he was going way too fast or if it was just a freak accident. Does not matter. He is gone and my friend is living through hell right now. I went over to see him yesterday after I heard the news and he was glad to see me. He has amazing faith in God and is drawing what little comfort and a great deal of courage from his faith.

Helmets and leather and gloves and boots don't make us invicible. They only help with glancing blows. Please, slow down and ride safe.