No Dustin, not at all, that horse ain't dead yet but I think there is a place on the FB page for this, Don't you think?
A different coverage that may see some sense also.

 

Hi there,

Some very interesting stats. Education seems to be reducing accidents with the younger riders.

 

I was knocked off my bike by a drunk local(on a moped, with a gallon of tuba in one hand), just over three years ago, between Bayawan and Santa Catalina on a Sunday afternoon. Having seen him wobbling around, I gave a warning beep on the horn then passed him on the opposite side of the road, as the way was clear. I was second in a group of four riders, with 2 guys behind me who witnessed the entire accident. As I passed him he veered sharply left, perhaps to turn up a track or maybe it was deliberate, the 2 behind me thought so. He hit my swing arm almost half way as his tyre mark was still on the my swing arm when the bike was returned to me, a month later.
I remember thinking as everything slowed down as it usually does during an accident, why the bike suddenly swung left on the rear wheel. That was the last thing I remembered till I woke up on the road side. Having tried to correct swing, I high-sided was spat off, one of the guys behind me said I I spun 180 degrees, landed on my head and left wrist(shattering quite a few of the 26 bones in it), luckily, my Caberg modular helmet which slightly cracked on the very top with the initial impact. I then 360-ed and finally landed on my face, again the helmet took the secondary impact barely cracking on the jaw part of the helmet.
I was wearing full mesh, upper body armour, armoured gloves, which successfully saved me from serious, upper torso, unfortunately, I had worn jeans, instead of armoured trousers, which I had omitted due to it being a very hot day. Naturally, in the course of 'my travels', I found the only large rock around and made contact with it, with my right upper leg.
Both the guys behind me, once they managed to stop and dismount, didn't want to come over to me, as they thought I was dead, after my 'aerobatics and final stop', which I don't blame them for in any way. The first rider came back, luckily, he is experienced as a first responder at the scene of an accident type and did what he could including proper, safe removal of my helmet, once I was conscious.
I am unaware how long the Sta Catalina ambulance took to come, it was a Sunday afternoon after all, but the trolley bed was too short, there were no straps to stop me rolling around the back.
To cut a long story short, the guy who hit me was skunk drunk, no insurance, no license, not even his bike. I ended up with P180k bill at Silliman Medical and P180k for the bike to be repaired. I had a steel plate and 4 screws in my left wrist a dislocated shoulder and ended up having 1.2 liters of blood removed from my right thigh, my bike boots saved my lower legs and feet without a shadow of a doubt as they had to be immediately retired.
I cannot stress the importance of trying to protect yourself as best you can while riding. I bought new body armour, as the old suit had to be cut off me in the emergency room. New gloves with carbon fibre protection for fingers and wrists, new heavy duty, riding boots, etc etc.
The Caberg helmet cost me around two hundred US dollars when new, I went out and bought a replacement Shoei for four hundred dollars, I am always reminded of the old Bell helmet advert, if you have a 10 dollar head, wear a 10 dollar helmet.
There are a couple of points to this story, firstly, I'm alive, my gear did it's job, in the UK they call it A.T.G.A.T.T.(all the gear all the time, something I try adhere to, whenever practical). Secondly, expect the unexpected and be prepared for 'stupidity' whilst driving, not just on bikes but all types of vehicles, drive as defensively as you can. Please remember that the vast majority of locals just pay for their licenses, there is no test of any practical form for any type of driving license here, if one pays the LTO off, which most do. I am reminded also of the old saying, most accidents occur within 5 kms of home, worth thinking about if you're scooting around town.
I have had a few accidents in my time, in all sorts of vehicles, some my fault, some other people's fault, it doesn't really matter. I'm still here and I try to remember what to do better the next time.

 

I am all for wearing helmets. But, you also know that in some countries driving drunk is looked at the same way as murder.
Some guys can drink and drive like they are sober. Some guys get drunk and drive like a drunk. It bad enough they put their own lives in danger but is it fair to put other at risk for their drunken driving|! Was Roger murdered? What about his family? Who is going to take care of them? Food for thought.

 

Most groups I ride with cruise at 80-90kph, I don't remember exactly, but to get past the drunk probably 100-110kph+.

The drunk who apparently bounced better than I did, disappeared soon after, never to be seen again and the Sta Catalina police still have the bike he was on. Although the police asked for my bike to be taken to the station, a friend of mine refused to let them have it, as their storage area is not in a secure compound. It was taken to the friend's house and kept in locked storage, in case the police needed to see it further, which of course they didn't. I asked another friend of mine, who was friendly with the provincial commander at the time, to ask the Sta Catalina police chief if I could bring the bike back to Dumaguete for repair etc. The local police replied that they thought the bike was already here, which showed the level of interest they had in the entire affair.

Like you I usually only wear, a helmet, jeans, decent footwear and long sleeved shirts/jacket around town, but there again, I only drive various 'shopping' bikes around town, rarely able to exceed speed limits,(my two big bikes are for longer distances/trips).

 

However at $1,499, a bit beyond the average rider, I guess.

 

I have had a few motorcycle accidents through the years. I was hit in traffic about four years ago. My last accident before that was in 1988 when I was hit at an intersection. I wear a full face (modular) helmet, gloves, boots, and a high vis jacket (mesh in the summer) with all the pads when ever I ride. I also use a 90 watt heated jacket liner and gloves in the winter since it makes for much faster reflexes when you are not concentrating on how cold and miserable you are.