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I expected the writer's footnote regarding organ donation to be anecdotal, but was surprised to find studies confirming a small, but significant basis in fact:
by dmckeon 3y ago
I expected the writer's footnote regarding organ donation to be anecdotal,
but was surprised to find studies confirming a small, but significant basis in fact:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2798550 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articl...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33334475/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33334475/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/motorcycle-rallies-and-organ-donation-a-curious-connection-202301042870 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/motorcycle-rallies-and-o...
- bityard 3y agoPeople in the medical field refer to motorcycle riders pejoratively as "organ donors". Which is fair, given how most riders I see out on the road have zero concern for their own safety, let alone others.
- BluePen7 3y agoEven as a rider myself, just seeing how others ride I'd agree. If you're going to go twice the speed people are expecting a vehicle to go, in a space nobody expected a vehicle to fit, in a vehicle that offers none of the usual protections, your luck may run out sooner than average. It's frustrating because everyone wanted to cite the statistics at me when I started riding, but I just wished I could get those stats filtered by people who ride in a civilized manner.
- cand0r 3y ago[flagged]