17-02-14, 11:23 PM (This post was last modified: 19-02-14, 01:53 PM by mickvp.)
[color=rgb(51, 51, 51)]Please wear boots while riding, because tennis shoes obviously won't cut it when that time comes.[/color][color=rgb(51, 51, 51)](EMS pic after motorcycle crash where tennis shoes were worn)
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An ageing test pilot for home grown widgets that may fail at anytime.
(18-02-14, 01:15 AM)Razgruff link Wrote: looks more like split acid or something than abrasion damage ?
Quite possibly, dunno, but you reminded me of an incident a friend of mine dealt with - the aftermath of it anyway. He's a elf'n'safety guru, and dealt with this. Trainee in a dairy, the kid was working cleaning the tankers out. A messy job, old milk gets spilt everywhere, he'd turned up to work in his nice new expensive trainers and got them covered. So he takes the jet wash lance he'd been cleaning the tankers with, and turned it on his trainers, while still wearing them. This isn't any old jet wash, it's steam.... Cooked the flesh right off his foot. Never got to the other foot...
I used to steam clean trucks and trailers prior to going in the workshops and MOT's. cut through my wellies at the toe tecter once when I got myself in a tangle under a trailer, :eek I was lucky I hit the Tector in a passing sweep, and didn't hit more foot higher up the boot and for longer :\
BigBlueBear, there is no need for that sort of image.
The OP's post was grim enough, but at least he had a valid point. You do not, just gratuitous shock and horror.
That was a person FFS. If that was mate of yours or a child of yours, would you want images of his corpse splashed about internet forums for a laugh?
I'm all for free speech, but please try to learn where the boundaries are.
To be fair, as grim as it is, it is in keeping with the OP: it shows the consequences of not wearing the right gear. I don't think it was put up for a laugh either.
At the end of the day: wear your gear! Thanks to my full-face lid, I still have a lower jaw after my fast smash with the Merc. Don't think I don't remember that.
(18-02-14, 08:15 PM)Fazerider link Wrote: BigBlueBear, there is no need for that sort of image.
The OP's post was grim enough,
Im inclined to agree, just a bit too gruesome those images BBB. Sorry to have to censor them by removing them, as I know the moderating on here falls on the relaxed side. I just dont think images of that horrific nature add anything to this thread.
We should all know the risks associated with not wearing a lid, and its clear to see why its a legal requirement, unlike proper footwear or gloves.