|
gregorio
Too Damn Old


Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 2,831
Loc: Classified
Last seen: 6 years, 4 months
|
|
Quote:
paulie_walnuts1 said: GOOD NEWS FOR COLTS FANS!! (maybe)
He's not a problem for the Colts.
I have been trying to get some clarification on to what exactly happened to his knees. All the news outlets that i have seen have made no mention about anything happening to his knees but the local Pittsburgh station reported that his knees were severly damaged.
|
Stein
Stranger


Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 35,129
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: gregorio]
#5744952 - 06/13/06 05:43 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
I just heard on the radio that he'll make a full recovery and there was no brain, abdomen, neck or spine damage.
Nothing happened to his knees according to this show.
|
gregorio
Too Damn Old


Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 2,831
Loc: Classified
Last seen: 6 years, 4 months
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Stein]
#5744955 - 06/13/06 05:48 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
It's good to hear that he didn't suffer any head injuries. That is the first thing that came to my mind when I first heard about it. Wrecking a motorcycle without a helment=head injury.
|
johnhenry
Minderbinder
Registered: 02/22/05
Posts: 214
Loc: capital-evil empire
Last seen: 8 years, 6 months
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: gregorio]
#5744999 - 06/13/06 06:53 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
He is a stupid fuck. He ignored warnings about riding without a helmet. He's paid millions of dollars to QB. He let his team down by being so irresponsible. He deserves to be fined. He is lucky as shit he is not dead. There should be a dumb fuck penalty assessed to him once the season starts. He needs to be bitch slapped upside his broken jaw for good measure. Don't blame the lady, and 62 is not geezerville. You have to drive defensively on a motorcycle in the city. He deserves to become a organ donor. I'll take his right arm.
Edited by johnhenry (06/13/06 06:54 AM)
|
Penguarky Tunguin
f n o r d

Registered: 08/08/04
Posts: 17,192
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: johnhenry]
#5745031 - 06/13/06 07:30 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
I don't think wearing a helmet would have saved him from his FACIAL injuries. And yes, 62 is old. I actually get very nervous and defensive when I know that cars around me are driven by senior citizens. I've have seen some fucked up shit from what old people do. Younger people might drive crazy but at least they have the reflexes to do something about it. Where as an old piece of shit will continue on doing whatever it is they were doing without any notice going on around them. It's actually very freighting.
-------------------- Every mistake, intentional or otherwise, in the above post, is the fault of the reader.
|
Redstorm
Prince of Bugs



Registered: 10/08/02
Posts: 44,175
Last seen: 3 months, 11 days
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: johnhenry]
#5745339 - 06/13/06 10:53 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Let's save the douchebaggery until we are sure he was at fault in the accident.
|
Cowgold
Bullshit


Registered: 04/04/05
Posts: 12,486
Loc: .
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: johnhenry]
#5745363 - 06/13/06 11:04 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
I don't blame him at all. Shit happens and I haven't seen where it's in his contract to not ride motorcycles during the offseason. It's not illegal to not be wearing a helmet in his state, anyway.
And...
WTF, a fine? ...an organ donor? For not wearing a helmet? For riding a bike? ...or For having money? WTF do you know?
|
PurpleKush
Rational Lunatic


Registered: 03/20/06
Posts: 3,421
Loc: Above The Law
Last seen: 3 years, 10 months
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Cowgold]
#5745473 - 06/13/06 11:40 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
fuck old people. they should have to requalify for their license once a year every year past sixty. there is nothing that pisses me off more than old people in a car doing something dumb, or extra slow.
yeah, ben's stupid for not wearing a helmet, and im sure he'll be a lot uglier for it now. and monday morning traffic isn't the place to be ridin a hyabusa either.
she's a dumb cunt who has no business driving, he's a superstar QB who shouldn't be riding a bike without a helmet.
they're both fucktards.
GO FALCONS!
|
Pat Bateman, VP
Dr. House's Inspiration


Registered: 10/15/04
Posts: 50,876
Loc: Inconceivable opulence
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Cowgold]
#5745477 - 06/13/06 11:41 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Cowgold said: I don't blame him at all. Shit happens and I haven't seen where it's in his contract to not ride motorcycles during the offseason. It's not illegal to not be wearing a helmet in his state, anyway.
And...
WTF, a fine? ...an organ donor? For not wearing a helmet? For riding a bike? ...or For having money? WTF do you know?
-------------------- Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? No, says the man in Washington; it belongs to the poor. No, says the man in the Vatican; it belongs to God. No, says the man in Moscow; it belongs to everyone. I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture. - Andrew Ryan
|
Stein
Stranger


Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 35,129
|
|
He didn't have a motorcycle license.
Quote:
Updated: June 13, 2006, 12:52 PM ET Report: Roethlisberger didn't have motorcycle licenseESPN.com news services
Ben Roethlisberger might have been riding without a license to drive a motorcycle when he was involved in an accident Monday.
Pittsburgh television station KDKA reported Tuesday that police are checking whether the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback had a license.
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic Roethlisberger was riding this motorcycle when he collided with an automobile in Pittsburgh on Monday morning. Sources told the TV station that Roethlisberger had a license to operate a car but has never had a Pennsylvania motorcycle license.
Roethlisberger had a learner's permit to operate a motorcycle that expired March 29 but had never taken the written and driving tests for a motorcycle license, a source told KDKA.
Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Tammy Ewin told the station that police would "have no comment on licensing issues" until after the accident investigation.
Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship, had surgery Monday after breaking his jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash.
Roethlisberger remained in serious but stable condition after seven hours of surgery, according to Dr. Daniel Pituch, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Mercy Hospital.
"He suffered multiple facial fractures," Pituch said. "All of the fractures were successfully repaired. His brain, spine, chest and abdomen appear to be without serious injury. And there are no other confirmed injuries at this time."
The doctors declined to release further information at the family's request.
ESPN.com's John Clayton confirmed that Roethlisberger also suffered a 9-inch laceration to the back of his head, has lost or chipped a number of teeth and has minor injuries to his knees from hitting the pavement.
Roethlisberger, 24, was not wearing a helmet, police said. He has said he likes to ride without one, a habit that once prompted a lecture from Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher.
In May 2005, Cowher warned him about safe riding after Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was injured in a motorcycle accident. Winslow tore knee ligaments and was lost for the season.
Roethlisberger has pointed out a Pennsylvania state law requiring helmets was amended in September 2003 to make helmets optional.
ESPN.com football writers Len Pasquarelli and John Clayton and The Associated Press contributed to this report
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2482306
|
Pat Bateman, VP
Dr. House's Inspiration


Registered: 10/15/04
Posts: 50,876
Loc: Inconceivable opulence
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Stein]
#5746044 - 06/13/06 02:48 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
what a joke
-------------------- Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? No, says the man in Washington; it belongs to the poor. No, says the man in the Vatican; it belongs to God. No, says the man in Moscow; it belongs to everyone. I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture. - Andrew Ryan
|
johnhenry
Minderbinder
Registered: 02/22/05
Posts: 214
Loc: capital-evil empire
Last seen: 8 years, 6 months
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Stein]
#5746110 - 06/13/06 03:12 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
According to hospital reports, motorcycle riders make the best organ donors, especialy the ones that do not were helmets. Reason being that they're usually, young healthy males, who have suffered head injuries. Who wants a mushed up brain for donating, but the rest of the organs are usually in good shape. He has let other people down with his lack of responsibility. It would be a different story if no one depended on him, who would care. But his team depends on him and he is paid millions to be QB, not even mentioning that he might have a family that needs him, he is lucky not to be dead. I don't care if cyclist don't want to wear helmets and I used to ride myself. Got tired of being cutoff by car drivers(yound and old!). Riding a fast bike in city traffic is NO fun. Just think of the people beside yourself who are affected by a bad accident. It is selfish not to care about who else gets hurt by your own stupidity.
|
Cowgold
Bullshit


Registered: 04/04/05
Posts: 12,486
Loc: .
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: johnhenry]
#5746209 - 06/13/06 03:40 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Redstorm said: Let's save the douchebaggery...
|
Nashbar
just strange.... on drugs

Registered: 07/16/05
Posts: 3,536
Loc: strawberry field
Last seen: 6 years, 3 months
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Cowgold]
#5746409 - 06/13/06 04:49 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
it doesn't really matter whose fault it is or who hit who or who pulled out first. HE DROVE INTO THE SIDE OF HER CAR. He wasn't in control, he wasn't careful, now he gets applesauce and jello for the summer.
|
Deadmaker
Stranger


Registered: 02/09/05
Posts: 5,471
Last seen: 2 months, 5 days
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Nashbar]
#5746422 - 06/13/06 04:57 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Yeah, just look at the damage. No matter who's fault it was he had to have been going faster than the speed limit. And maybe it's just me, but if I'm on a bike with no helmet, I would slow WAY the fuck down at intersections.
|
Stein
Stranger


Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 35,129
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Deadmaker]
#5746432 - 06/13/06 05:00 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
They reported on the radio that she turned into him. It might not have been his fault, but like you said, if I was on a bike I'd be watching my ass left and right even more so than in a car.
|
Cowgold
Bullshit


Registered: 04/04/05
Posts: 12,486
Loc: .
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Cowgold]
#5746691 - 06/13/06 06:22 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Wearing a helmet can potentialy introduce risks of their own; while providing safety in an accident, they might be a major contributor to an accident. Some of these contributors might be lower visibility and/or increased wind resistance causing fatigue...
I'm not advocating that a person not wear a helmet, but I am making a case that I don't blame a person for deciding not to. Even though, there is evidence that deaths and serious head injuries increase and that treatment costs rise for the injured.
Also... I heard a report saying that on the police accident report it was a low speed accident. I'll try to find it.
|
Hamstercut
Stranger

Registered: 03/07/06
Posts: 519
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Cowgold]
#5747328 - 06/13/06 08:55 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
anyone whos doesnt wear a helmet while riding a bike is a fucking moron. hes lucky hes alive.
|
lsdandfrisbee
Stranger


Registered: 11/09/05
Posts: 1,177
Loc: da projects
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: Hamstercut]
#5747405 - 06/13/06 09:18 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Ben is gonna be just fine.
|
goobler
Reanimated



Registered: 02/24/03
Posts: 48,909
|
Re: Roethlisberger injured in accident [Re: lsdandfrisbee]
#5749987 - 06/14/06 03:19 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
yes, yes he hes
the woman however now has a price on her head
|
|