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He had been warned by many people about the dangers of riding. He knew the risks. He did an extensive interview on ESPN about it. Other atheletes that had motorcycle accidents told him that its not worth it but he didn't want to listen. He had the world in his hand and he almost through it away. He has the rest of his life to ride when he's retired with millions in his pocket. I guess that wasn't enough to park it for a few years. Unbelievable!

par8hdwood wrote:He had been warned by many people about the dangers of riding. He knew the risks. He did an extensive interview on ESPN about it. Other atheletes that had motorcycle accidents told him that its not worth it but he didn't want to listen. He had the world in his hand and he almost through it away. He has the rest of his life to ride when he's retired with millions in his pocket. I guess that wasn't enough to park it for a few years. Unbelievable!

Maybe he, like everyone who rides, felt that the enjoyment of riding outweighed the risks. It was his choice to make, and the consequences are his to bear. I for one admire him for following his heart and not allowing himself to be pushed around.

ToplessRideFL wrote:

I'm an Altered Boy wrote: yeah, at this point football isn't very important. I had a friend who was killed a couple years ago on a motorcycle when a girl turned left into of him and he was wearing a helmet

Agreed...... but I already over heard some Steeler fans say.... Gee...glad he didnt hurt his arms or legs....

To hell with that. Save his face!
The boy is going to need a career after football, and how will it be if he looks like Terry Bradshaw and talks like Joe Theisman...

(j/k, but I hope his best interests include life after football. Get well soon, Ben)

Roethlisberger should be ready for '06 season

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The injuries to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger were confined to his face and the Steelers are confident he should heal and be ready to play in the season opener Sept. 7 against the Miami Dolphins, sources told the Post-Gazette today.

Roethlisberger has a broken jaw, a broken nose and some injuries to his teeth but otherwise came through his motorcycle accident on Monday with nothing else but some scrapes and bruises. Published reports that detailed injuries to his knees and shoulders are untrue, sources said.

One source said that the surgery on Roethlisberger's face took so long -- seven hours -- in order to assist in a faster recovery time. Roethlisberger also should be ready to participate in training camp, although he may not play in the first preseason game Aug. 12 in Arizona.

The quarterback had seven hours of surgery yesterday afternoon and evening to repair facial fractures caused when his motorcycle struck a car on Second Avenue at the 10th Street Bridge.

After the surgery, doctors said the facial fractures were successfully repaired but they would not elaborate. They did say that there appear to be no brain, spine, chest or abdomen injuries.

MelliJellyBean wrote:Roethlisberger should be ready for '06 season

Well, that's certainly good to hear. Glad the news about his knees was untrue. Now the "I-told-you-so" brigade can sit back and enjoy a nice big cup of STFU.

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:Roethlisberger should be ready for '06 season

Well, that's certainly good to hear. Glad the news about his knees was untrue. Now the "I-told-you-so" brigade can sit back and enjoy a nice big cup of STFU.

anyone else find it funny that there are really no details on what happened, just that there was an injury accident?

RinglingRingling wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:Roethlisberger should be ready for '06 season

Well, that's certainly good to hear. Glad the news about his knees was untrue. Now the "I-told-you-so" brigade can sit back and enjoy a nice big cup of STFU.

anyone else find it funny that there are really no details on what happened, just that there was an injury accident?

what details do you need to know that haven't already been mentioned? Are you talking specifics no the accident itself? or the injuries sustained? This article is only an update on his injuries, obviously.

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:I just wish Ben would be more careful..he has a career to think about!

No offense, but that logic is quite faulty. Nearly everyone who throws their leg over a motorcycle has a career/job to think about - and most have a hell of alot more to lose by being seriously injured. Let's face it, if Ben's career ended yesterday, he's not exactly going to become destitute...that's not the case with most riders out there.

I feel bad for anybody that goes down hard on a bike - it's a reality I deal with on a daily basis - but Ben doesn't peg my sympathy meter as much as the normal Joes I read about in the paper.

After "laying it down" in a slick of coolant when I was 27, I just missed being run over by a freeway full of cars. Soon after that piece of fun, I "retired" from
regular street riding, because I was starting fully appreciate my HEALTHY LIFE more than I did as a speeding young gun.

MelliJellyBean wrote: Big Ben does have my sympathy. The 24 yr old lost all of his teeth! That's not detrimental to his career.

yeah... but it's VERY detrimental to enjoying a juicy steak!

I'm glad he's OK.

Guess we'll see how his "cognitive" skills are after landing his head into a windshield.

Lightning Bolt wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:I just wish Ben would be more careful..he has a career to think about!

No offense, but that logic is quite faulty. Nearly everyone who throws their leg over a motorcycle has a career/job to think about - and most have a hell of alot more to lose by being seriously injured. Let's face it, if Ben's career ended yesterday, he's not exactly going to become destitute...that's not the case with most riders out there.

I feel bad for anybody that goes down hard on a bike - it's a reality I deal with on a daily basis - but Ben doesn't peg my sympathy meter as much as the normal Joes I read about in the paper.

After "laying it down" in a slick of coolant when I was 27, I just missed being run over by a freeway full of cars. Soon after that piece of fun, I "retired" from
regular street riding, because I was starting fully appreciate my HEALTHY LIFE more than I did as a speeding young gun.

It's all a matter of risk assessment. We all have our own priorities, and must make our decisions accordingly. That said, crashing sux...glad you made it to through.

Tequila Revenge wrote:Guess we'll see how his "cognitive" skills are after landing his head into a windshield.

Given the choice of things he could have smashed his head into (asphalt, concrete, Good Ole Chrysler steel), the windshield was probably his best option.

rednekkPH wrote:

Lightning Bolt wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:I just wish Ben would be more careful..he has a career to think about!

No offense, but that logic is quite faulty. Nearly everyone who throws their leg over a motorcycle has a career/job to think about - and most have a hell of alot more to lose by being seriously injured. Let's face it, if Ben's career ended yesterday, he's not exactly going to become destitute...that's not the case with most riders out there.

I feel bad for anybody that goes down hard on a bike - it's a reality I deal with on a daily basis - but Ben doesn't peg my sympathy meter as much as the normal Joes I read about in the paper.

After "laying it down" in a slick of coolant when I was 27, I just missed being run over by a freeway full of cars. Soon after that piece of fun, I "retired" from
regular street riding, because I was starting fully appreciate my HEALTHY LIFE more than I did as a speeding young gun.

It's all a matter of risk assessment. We all have our own priorities, and must make our decisions accordingly. That said, crashing sux...glad you made it to through.

"risk assessment?" For someone like Ben, it's simply a very, very selfish act. He certainly needs some dumb ass vaccine.

MelliJellyBean wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:Roethlisberger should be ready for '06 season

Well, that's certainly good to hear. Glad the news about his knees was untrue. Now the "I-told-you-so" brigade can sit back and enjoy a nice big cup of STFU.

anyone else find it funny that there are really no details on what happened, just that there was an injury accident?

what details do you need to know that haven't already been mentioned? Are you talking specifics no the accident itself? or the injuries sustained? This article is only an update on his injuries, obviously.

the cause of the accident. so yes, specifics

I also noticed in the interview on ESPN he talked about how riding a Harley in a group wasn't the same thing as blasting along on a sport bike at 200 mph. The fact that the bike he was on is marketed as the fastest street-legal bike on the market... hmmmm...

Tequila Revenge wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

Lightning Bolt wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:I just wish Ben would be more careful..he has a career to think about!

No offense, but that logic is quite faulty. Nearly everyone who throws their leg over a motorcycle has a career/job to think about - and most have a hell of alot more to lose by being seriously injured. Let's face it, if Ben's career ended yesterday, he's not exactly going to become destitute...that's not the case with most riders out there.

I feel bad for anybody that goes down hard on a bike - it's a reality I deal with on a daily basis - but Ben doesn't peg my sympathy meter as much as the normal Joes I read about in the paper.

After "laying it down" in a slick of coolant when I was 27, I just missed being run over by a freeway full of cars. Soon after that piece of fun, I "retired" from
regular street riding, because I was starting fully appreciate my HEALTHY LIFE more than I did as a speeding young gun.

It's all a matter of risk assessment. We all have our own priorities, and must make our decisions accordingly. That said, crashing sux...glad you made it to through.

"risk assessment?" For someone like Ben, it's simply a very, very selfish act. He certainly needs some dumb ass vaccine.

What's selfish about it? His decision is no different than that of anyone who rides. In fact, I would say that it's more selfish for your average Joe Steelworker to ride, as his family depends on each and every paycheck for their survival. Lets face it, Ben throws a ball. He plays a game - nothing more. He's made enough to support 100 families, so he can do whatever he pleases, and owes no apologizies to anybody.

RinglingRingling wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:Roethlisberger should be ready for '06 season

Well, that's certainly good to hear. Glad the news about his knees was untrue. Now the "I-told-you-so" brigade can sit back and enjoy a nice big cup of STFU.

anyone else find it funny that there are really no details on what happened, just that there was an injury accident?

what details do you need to know that haven't already been mentioned? Are you talking specifics no the accident itself? or the injuries sustained? This article is only an update on his injuries, obviously.

the cause of the accident. so yes, specifics

Roethlisberger was involved in a motorcycle accident near the intersection of 10th street in downtown Pittsburgh in which he was not wearing his helmet. Roethlisberger was travelling east on Second Avenue when he hit a Chrysler New Yorker, driven by Martha Fleishman, 62, who is registered as living in both Pennsylvania and Maine. Fleishman was making a left-hand turn onto the South Tenth Street Bridge[1] when the accident occurred. According to an eyewitness, Roethlisberger went over the handle bars of his 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa[2] and hit his head on the windshield of a car. The eyewitness reports that Roethlisberger tried to get up, but was bleeding from the head.[3] Reports from the scene and news media indicated that the accident was serious but "not life- or career-threatening."[4] After the accident, Ernie Roman (shift commander for the Allegheny County emergency service) described Roethlisberger as "alert and conscious".[4] He was transported to Mercy Hospital and was described as being in "serious but stable" condition in the operating room.[4]



I mean it's a regular accident (involving someone famous) - it's not like a million members of the media witnessed the event. That's about as much detail as you're going to get.

Tequila Revenge wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

Lightning Bolt wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:I just wish Ben would be more careful..he has a career to think about!

No offense, but that logic is quite faulty. Nearly everyone who throws their leg over a motorcycle has a career/job to think about - and most have a hell of alot more to lose by being seriously injured. Let's face it, if Ben's career ended yesterday, he's not exactly going to become destitute...that's not the case with most riders out there.

I feel bad for anybody that goes down hard on a bike - it's a reality I deal with on a daily basis - but Ben doesn't peg my sympathy meter as much as the normal Joes I read about in the paper.

After "laying it down" in a slick of coolant when I was 27, I just missed being run over by a freeway full of cars. Soon after that piece of fun, I "retired" from
regular street riding, because I was starting fully appreciate my HEALTHY LIFE more than I did as a speeding young gun.

It's all a matter of risk assessment. We all have our own priorities, and must make our decisions accordingly. That said, crashing sux...glad you made it to through.

"risk assessment?" For someone like Ben, it's simply a very, very selfish act. He certainly needs some dumb ass vaccine.

Selfish? Hmmm...stupid maybe, but I would not say selfish. His right to have a thrill should not be dictated by what fans or the media think.

He's only 24. He's an 'invinceble' 24-yr old seeking a thrill on a fast motorbike. Like lots of other 24 yr olds out there....no?

MelliJellyBean wrote:Selfish? Hmmm...stupid maybe, but I would not say selfish. His right to have a thrill should not be dictated by what fans or the media think.

He's only 24. He's an 'invinceble' 24-yr old seeking a thrill on a fast motorbike. Like lots of other 24 yr olds out there....no?

What about his 47 (or however many players there are on a football team) teammates? Shouldn't he think about them? You can make an argument he's the most valuable player on the team. Sure, he's the one taking the risk but he's jeopardizing his team's chance for success. If he was a golfer or a tennis player I could see your point, but football is a team game, not an individual sport.

rednekkPH wrote:

Tequila Revenge wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

Lightning Bolt wrote:

rednekkPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:I just wish Ben would be more careful..he has a career to think about!

No offense, but that logic is quite faulty. Nearly everyone who throws their leg over a motorcycle has a career/job to think about - and most have a hell of alot more to lose by being seriously injured. Let's face it, if Ben's career ended yesterday, he's not exactly going to become destitute...that's not the case with most riders out there.

I feel bad for anybody that goes down hard on a bike - it's a reality I deal with on a daily basis - but Ben doesn't peg my sympathy meter as much as the normal Joes I read about in the paper.

After "laying it down" in a slick of coolant when I was 27, I just missed being run over by a freeway full of cars. Soon after that piece of fun, I "retired" from
regular street riding, because I was starting fully appreciate my HEALTHY LIFE more than I did as a speeding young gun.

It's all a matter of risk assessment. We all have our own priorities, and must make our decisions accordingly. That said, crashing sux...glad you made it to through.

"risk assessment?" For someone like Ben, it's simply a very, very selfish act. He certainly needs some dumb ass vaccine.

What's selfish about it? His decision is no different than that of anyone who rides. In fact, I would say that it's more selfish for your average Joe Steelworker to ride, as his family depends on each and every paycheck for their survival. Lets face it, Ben throws a ball. He plays a game - nothing more. He's made enough to support 100 families, so he can do whatever he pleases, and owes no apologizies to anybody.

You're absolutely right. And I bet Paul Tagliabu, The NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers , Bill Cower, Ben's team mates, The owners of the franchise, all Ben's corporate sponsors, and the Steeler Fans all share your feelings.

LIPH wrote:

MelliJellyBean wrote:Selfish? Hmmm...stupid maybe, but I would not say selfish. His right to have a thrill should not be dictated by what fans or the media think.

He's only 24. He's an 'invinceble' 24-yr old seeking a thrill on a fast motorbike. Like lots of other 24 yr olds out there....no?

What about his 47 (or however many players there are on a football team) teammates? Shouldn't he think about them? You can make an argument he's the most valuable player on the team. Sure, he's the one taking the risk but he's jeopardizing his team's chance for success. If he was a golfer or a tennis player I could see your point, but football is a team game, not an individual sport.

So, does that mean that the CEO of XYZ Corporation shouldn't take part in risky activities? How about the most highly skilled craftsman at a certain contracting company?