Comments on: Boswells Harley Kicks Ass http://jaxn.org/article/2007/09/14/boswells-harley-kicks-ass/ the philosophy of technology Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2-9582 hourly 1 By: Mr Freedom http://jaxn.org/article/2007/09/14/boswells-harley-kicks-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-28828 Mr Freedom Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:17:15 +0000 http://jaxn.org/article/2007/09/14/boswells-harley-kicks-ass/#comment-28828 Welcme to the world of riders! As a proud owner of a 1991 Electra Glide Classic with over 100K miles on it, I too shop Boswell's from time to time and agree with you on the staff. Good folks working hard. I do hope you have taken the time to get trained, either by the folks at Boswell's through the Rider's Edge program or through the TN Rider Education Program. There is no substitue. The NTSB, III, AHAS and NHTSA may scream about how helmets save lives, and ignore and even downplay the role of training, riders know better. Helmets are only 13-16% effective at saving lives, training is much more effective at preventing the crash in the first place! With all the distractions of cage drivers (cell phones, texting, kids, shaving, makeup, hairstyling etc), avoiding the crash IS what will save you! Finally, I would encourage you to take a long look at the agenda of those who would legislate your motorcycle right off the road, then get involved with and support organizations like the Motorcycle Riders Foundation www.mrf.org, the American Motorcyclists Association www.ama-cycle.org and your local chapter of CMT/ABATE www.cmtabate.com www.cmtabate.blogspot.com Welcme to the world of riders! As a proud owner of a 1991 Electra Glide Classic with over 100K miles on it, I too shop Boswell’s from time to time and agree with you on the staff. Good folks working hard.

I do hope you have taken the time to get trained, either by the folks at Boswell’s through the Rider’s Edge program or through the TN Rider Education Program. There is no substitue.

The NTSB, III, AHAS and NHTSA may scream about how helmets save lives, and ignore and even downplay the role of training, riders know better. Helmets are only 13-16% effective at saving lives, training is much more effective at preventing the crash in the first place!

With all the distractions of cage drivers (cell phones, texting, kids, shaving, makeup, hairstyling etc), avoiding the crash IS what will save you!

Finally, I would encourage you to take a long look at the agenda of those who would legislate your motorcycle right off the road, then get involved with and support organizations like the Motorcycle Riders Foundation http://www.mrf.org, the American Motorcyclists Association http://www.ama-cycle.org and your local chapter of CMT/ABATE http://www.cmtabate.com http://www.cmtabate.blogspot.com

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