Snowmobilers in Danger
Are YOU Ready For Death Too?
Newspapers & Internet is full of tradgedy this past week.
This is the coffin of somebody's uncle Bob. He died on a snowmobile. He left his children and his wife, and his mom and dad to get along without him. He's in the box now, and the party is definitely over... for everyone.It could just as easily be you or me in this box.
This past week alone, many sledders were killed. Drinking, speeding, hitting trees, not wearing helmets, drowning. I guess it's time for sober reflection again folks, time to think about safety, BEFORE we do something stupid, and cause huge heart ache to those we love at Christmas.
Do your buddies run too fast, and beyond your abilities, but you don't have the balls to say anything? Here's a news flash... It's YOUR ass, not theirs!
It's YOUR wife and children that will suffer without you, not theirs. It's YOUR Mom and Dad that will be devastated. It's YOUR business that will fall apart without you. Screw them If they want to drink, and ride stupid onto a lake at night and endanger themselves, be a man - just say NO! Let them go.
This Year, MANY SNOWMOBILERS ARE DYING Needlessly
in North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Michigan, Ontario..
Are you ready to die? Is your family prepared to loose you? Is driving drunk that important? Is the thrill speed more important than your children? Is hitting a tree with your sled an option? The answer is - absolutely not.
Driving drunk, driving too fast, driving off trail without being careful, riding on water ways that are unsafe, riding with no helmet, stunting, and performing stupid acts. It's not funny. IF you think about your son, or your daughter, you won't see the fun in behaving like an ass on your snowmobile. Please read these reports of four deaths in the past few days. Do you want to be the next person to abandon your family?
Here are this week's news stories about others who have been killed.
HOOPLE, N.D. A man was killed in a snowmobile crash near this city, the Pembina County Sheriff's Department said.Joshua Lee Buchwitz, 27, of Hoople, died on Saturday after his snowmobile struck a tree in a field northeast of the city.The sheriff's department received a call shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday reporting the accident.Buchwitz suffered head and upper body injuries and was transported to a hospital in Cavalier where he was pronounced dead, authorities said
Rosseau man killed in early-morning snowmobile accident News Update, News, posted Dec 11, 2006 at 10:10 AM Darrell Ronald Ainsbury, 21, of Rosseau, was pronounced dead at the scene after hitting a tree sometime after 5 a.m. Sunday morning, according to Huntsville OPP officers. Mr. Ainsbury's common-law spouse found the accident site and Mr. Ainsbury's body on Bear Cave Road after friends called her expressing concern for the man's safety when he left a nearby home at 5 a.m., police said. Mr. Ainsbury was not wearing a helmet. Police are waiting for results of a post-mortem examination to determine whether alcohol was a factor. See Wednesday's North Star for more information.
2 men killed in separate snowmobile accidents; By The Associated Press.Two men died in separate snowmobile accidents in northern Lower Michigan, police said Saturday. A 38-year-old Muskegon man was found dead about 12:50 a.m. Saturday in Lake County's Newkirk Township, sheriff's deputies said. NEWKIRK TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A 38-year-old Muskegon man was killed in a snowmobiling accident, the Lake County Sheriff's Department said Saturday. Police discovered the man, whose name was not immediately released, after two Ohio residents snowmobiling near Luther came upon a sled that had struck a tree. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said speed might have been a factor, but wasn't clear whether alcohol played a role. Two snowmobilers notified dispatchers that they had come upon a sled that had struck a tree near Luther, about 70 miles north of Grand Rapids. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Thomas W. Williamson, 70, of St. Helen, died after the snowmobile he was driving crashed about 5:45 p.m. Saturday in Ogemaw County's Foster Township, about 130 miles north of Lansing, state police at the West Branch post said. Both crashes remained under investigation.
How Do We Die?
Over the past seven years, I have heard of many deaths on snomobiles, not just in Quebec where I lived, but all over the snowmobiling world. Here are a few that pop into my mind. Please think about this. Think hard. It could save your life, or that of your sled buddy. (My sincere apologies to the victim's families).
1. A young trio head out, a couple and one male pal. She has never ridden. The guys run hot and fast, she doesn't have a clue. They are showing off. (Have to be macho). The couple who are seeing each other takes off. Boyfriend is running hard. She has trouble keeping up. She finally stops - in a stupid place. Why? Because she has not learned to stop in a safe stretch where all can see. Boy number two, trying to catch up, flies around the curve, and you guessed it. He slams right into the girlfriend. Her little body is mangled by his 700 pound sled. She is DEAD.
2. A seasoned snowmobiler (and a cop as well), is stopped with his pals. Off on the flats he sees a train comings. He has a brand new Cat with a tripple. He says, watch this guys! Without another moment of though, the brain in his penis engages. Away he goes, full throttle. He is gonna beat the train. Guess what happens. Yup. He hits the rise at 80 or 90 mph, goes right into the window of the locomotive, and dies instantly. There is nothing left of the sled that is larger than a Kleenex box. The rider is DEAD.
3. Two men, early thirties, ride to the Titty Bar at noon. it's a beautiful day and the trails are fantastic. They drink till about 4 pm. They ride back to their hotel, way too fast. They ride on the edge of their abilities. The guy in the back is trying desperately to keep up. He is riding in the dust and sees nothing. He backs off a little. The leader spots a real Stop sign up ahead at the end of a perfectly straight 300 feet of trail. He tries to slow down, but the trail is icy. He begins to loose control. He locks her up. Then BAM, he slams into a family in a Mini van. He seems to be okay. He gets up, talks a little, then drops in pain. At the hospital that night, he succumbs to internal bleeding and injuries, HE'S DEAD.
4. Two young family guys fly down the winding trail, side by side. In the corners, they stay side by side. It's early season, and they think they can take that risk. They whip around one corner, and meet the groomer head on at about 50 mph. They slow to 40. The guy on the left shoots over the side of the trail and miraculously blows through the trees and hits nothing. His pal on the right who has two children, hits the blade of the groomer. His belly is sliced open like when you clean a fish. His organs remain, clean like meat in a delli, on the snow. HE IS STONE DEAD.
If I have upset some of my readers, I am glad. I would rather tell a few true stories, and have you hate me, than you go out and speed, drink, and ride like an idiot, endangering yourself, and someone else's life. Think how the man in the groomer must have felt.
Remember this....
A) You are not bullet proof.
B) There is a God, and You ain't it.
C) Alcohol and Speed are the two biggest causes of DEATH on a sled.
Comments? Save them for when you talk to your family about riding your snowmobile. Talk it over and see how they feel.
I apologize to any of the victims families, who may recognize their story above. I do not mean to upset you. Perhaps these avoidable accidents can help save a life. If I can save a life with this stupid web site, then it has accomplished something more than providing EYE CANDY for dreamers.
zw
.
Newspapers & Internet is full of tradgedy this past week.
This is the coffin of somebody's uncle Bob. He died on a snowmobile. He left his children and his wife, and his mom and dad to get along without him. He's in the box now, and the party is definitely over... for everyone.It could just as easily be you or me in this box.
This past week alone, many sledders were killed. Drinking, speeding, hitting trees, not wearing helmets, drowning. I guess it's time for sober reflection again folks, time to think about safety, BEFORE we do something stupid, and cause huge heart ache to those we love at Christmas.
Do your buddies run too fast, and beyond your abilities, but you don't have the balls to say anything? Here's a news flash... It's YOUR ass, not theirs!
It's YOUR wife and children that will suffer without you, not theirs. It's YOUR Mom and Dad that will be devastated. It's YOUR business that will fall apart without you. Screw them If they want to drink, and ride stupid onto a lake at night and endanger themselves, be a man - just say NO! Let them go.
This Year, MANY SNOWMOBILERS ARE DYING Needlessly
in North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Michigan, Ontario..
Are you ready to die? Is your family prepared to loose you? Is driving drunk that important? Is the thrill speed more important than your children? Is hitting a tree with your sled an option? The answer is - absolutely not.
Driving drunk, driving too fast, driving off trail without being careful, riding on water ways that are unsafe, riding with no helmet, stunting, and performing stupid acts. It's not funny. IF you think about your son, or your daughter, you won't see the fun in behaving like an ass on your snowmobile. Please read these reports of four deaths in the past few days. Do you want to be the next person to abandon your family?
Here are this week's news stories about others who have been killed.
HOOPLE, N.D. A man was killed in a snowmobile crash near this city, the Pembina County Sheriff's Department said.Joshua Lee Buchwitz, 27, of Hoople, died on Saturday after his snowmobile struck a tree in a field northeast of the city.The sheriff's department received a call shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday reporting the accident.Buchwitz suffered head and upper body injuries and was transported to a hospital in Cavalier where he was pronounced dead, authorities said
Rosseau man killed in early-morning snowmobile accident News Update, News, posted Dec 11, 2006 at 10:10 AM Darrell Ronald Ainsbury, 21, of Rosseau, was pronounced dead at the scene after hitting a tree sometime after 5 a.m. Sunday morning, according to Huntsville OPP officers. Mr. Ainsbury's common-law spouse found the accident site and Mr. Ainsbury's body on Bear Cave Road after friends called her expressing concern for the man's safety when he left a nearby home at 5 a.m., police said. Mr. Ainsbury was not wearing a helmet. Police are waiting for results of a post-mortem examination to determine whether alcohol was a factor. See Wednesday's North Star for more information.
2 men killed in separate snowmobile accidents; By The Associated Press.Two men died in separate snowmobile accidents in northern Lower Michigan, police said Saturday. A 38-year-old Muskegon man was found dead about 12:50 a.m. Saturday in Lake County's Newkirk Township, sheriff's deputies said. NEWKIRK TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A 38-year-old Muskegon man was killed in a snowmobiling accident, the Lake County Sheriff's Department said Saturday. Police discovered the man, whose name was not immediately released, after two Ohio residents snowmobiling near Luther came upon a sled that had struck a tree. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said speed might have been a factor, but wasn't clear whether alcohol played a role. Two snowmobilers notified dispatchers that they had come upon a sled that had struck a tree near Luther, about 70 miles north of Grand Rapids. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Thomas W. Williamson, 70, of St. Helen, died after the snowmobile he was driving crashed about 5:45 p.m. Saturday in Ogemaw County's Foster Township, about 130 miles north of Lansing, state police at the West Branch post said. Both crashes remained under investigation.
How Do We Die?
Over the past seven years, I have heard of many deaths on snomobiles, not just in Quebec where I lived, but all over the snowmobiling world. Here are a few that pop into my mind. Please think about this. Think hard. It could save your life, or that of your sled buddy. (My sincere apologies to the victim's families).
1. A young trio head out, a couple and one male pal. She has never ridden. The guys run hot and fast, she doesn't have a clue. They are showing off. (Have to be macho). The couple who are seeing each other takes off. Boyfriend is running hard. She has trouble keeping up. She finally stops - in a stupid place. Why? Because she has not learned to stop in a safe stretch where all can see. Boy number two, trying to catch up, flies around the curve, and you guessed it. He slams right into the girlfriend. Her little body is mangled by his 700 pound sled. She is DEAD.
2. A seasoned snowmobiler (and a cop as well), is stopped with his pals. Off on the flats he sees a train comings. He has a brand new Cat with a tripple. He says, watch this guys! Without another moment of though, the brain in his penis engages. Away he goes, full throttle. He is gonna beat the train. Guess what happens. Yup. He hits the rise at 80 or 90 mph, goes right into the window of the locomotive, and dies instantly. There is nothing left of the sled that is larger than a Kleenex box. The rider is DEAD.
3. Two men, early thirties, ride to the Titty Bar at noon. it's a beautiful day and the trails are fantastic. They drink till about 4 pm. They ride back to their hotel, way too fast. They ride on the edge of their abilities. The guy in the back is trying desperately to keep up. He is riding in the dust and sees nothing. He backs off a little. The leader spots a real Stop sign up ahead at the end of a perfectly straight 300 feet of trail. He tries to slow down, but the trail is icy. He begins to loose control. He locks her up. Then BAM, he slams into a family in a Mini van. He seems to be okay. He gets up, talks a little, then drops in pain. At the hospital that night, he succumbs to internal bleeding and injuries, HE'S DEAD.
4. Two young family guys fly down the winding trail, side by side. In the corners, they stay side by side. It's early season, and they think they can take that risk. They whip around one corner, and meet the groomer head on at about 50 mph. They slow to 40. The guy on the left shoots over the side of the trail and miraculously blows through the trees and hits nothing. His pal on the right who has two children, hits the blade of the groomer. His belly is sliced open like when you clean a fish. His organs remain, clean like meat in a delli, on the snow. HE IS STONE DEAD.
If I have upset some of my readers, I am glad. I would rather tell a few true stories, and have you hate me, than you go out and speed, drink, and ride like an idiot, endangering yourself, and someone else's life. Think how the man in the groomer must have felt.
Remember this....
A) You are not bullet proof.
B) There is a God, and You ain't it.
C) Alcohol and Speed are the two biggest causes of DEATH on a sled.
Comments? Save them for when you talk to your family about riding your snowmobile. Talk it over and see how they feel.
I apologize to any of the victims families, who may recognize their story above. I do not mean to upset you. Perhaps these avoidable accidents can help save a life. If I can save a life with this stupid web site, then it has accomplished something more than providing EYE CANDY for dreamers.
zw
.
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