Just a reminder to not get sloppy and ride with exposed skin, not anywhere on your body. Not even in the summer. AND NEVER RIDE WITHOUT GLOVES. I just spent two hours putting a neighbors' hand back together after she was knocked off her Genuine Buddy scooter by some fool who accidentally ran through an intersection. She was not wearing gloves and I literally had to sit there for two hours snipping away contaminated tissue and cutting away skin and picking out road debris so I could have a wound clean enough to close. You don't want me picking gravel out of you or cutting away bits of your body and I don't want to do it so cover up! Thanks!! Dan
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Drivers are getting worse. Defensive riding is a must. Perhaps TDC should put on a defensive riding and safety day. I offered to do one for the Vespa Club after their parade day ride, but it must have been forgotten
Proper shoes (no sandals) and be conscious of what's in your pocket. Your janitor-type ring of keys can easily become knives into your thigh during a traumatic crash.
Thanks for cleaning up her hand and for the reality check of what can happen...
Super nice gal and it would have been a such a minor accident if it weren't for the missing gloves, but now she had to see me and then a hand surgeon later this week. She'll be ok. Funny thing was my nurses kept saying, "Doc she crashed a Vespa like one of yours," And the patient kept getting indignant, saying, "it is certain NOT a Vespa, it is a BUDDY," as though that's somehow better than a Vespa. I couldn't help but smile, but I did tell her I had ridden a Buddy and thought it handled fine.
thanks for the reminder