[dsn_klr650] riding at night

[Chris]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Jud Jones wrote:

> I heard if you were conscious enough to object to being sliced, the EMTs would let you keep > your expensive riding gear intact. Must be an attitude thing. > > In any event, this guy is a good leather worker who does a great trade at stitching up race > leathers after emergency workers have cut them off you: > http://www.winternet.com/~roadtrip/ > I can also vouch that the Zip-R-Strip is a great product, the antidote for shrinking riding > gear. >

One of the problems is, you may not know the extent of the injury. You can conceivably have a spinal injury that in your current position may not exhibit itself, but once wrestling with gear could be very dangerous or disastrous. The other reason to expose a fallen rider as much as possible is to see any signs of internal bleeding/compartment syndrome etc.. If it is obvious by the scene that the impact was intense, it's far better to risk losing a few hundred in clothing in the name of your physical well being. The adrenaline from a good wreck (I've had a few) is rather intense and you may not even realize you are injured for a good while. I had a hole in my knee you could put a quarter in with one incident and I was able to stand right up on it. It wasn't until I stripped off my jeans that I realized just how bad it was.