The Governator apparently needs some lessons in motorcycle safety

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/08/schwarzenegger.wreck/index.html

Schwarzenegger, son hurt in motorcycle wreck
Governor needs 15 stitches in lip

Monday, January 9, 2006; Posted: 3:21 a.m. EST (08:21 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his son, Patrick, received minor injuries Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle accident near their home, the governor's press secretary said in a written statement.

According to Margita Thompson, the governor received 15 stitches to repair a cut lip. Both he and his son also were treated for minor cuts and bruises, and were released from St. John's Hospital. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.

"The accident occurred at around 3:15 p.m. when another driver backed into a street in front of Governor Schwarzenegger as he rode his Harley-Davidson motorcycle," Thompson said. "The governor was unable to avoid the vehicle in his path and collided with it at a low speed."

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[In_The_Wind]

1. It had a sidecar!

"The governor was unable to avoid the vehicle in his path and collided with it at a low speed." It's a good thing he wasn't traveling at full speed or they'd have been launched.

[obxhead]

2. hmmmm....

on second thoughts I'll refrain from that comment.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Think of the child.

I was.

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. I think sidecars have seat belts

Not sure, though.

[In_The_Wind]

12. I don't think there is a seatbelt on this model.

http://www.amazingproducts.com/harley/champion

:hi:

[obxhead]

7. Ok, yes thank you....

Another good reason for the second thoughts.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. Governor Wild One

Jerry Brown drove a Plymouth Valiant, I think, when he was governor.

[ForrestGump]

6. It was probably some idiot in a Hummer who smacked into them

Bozo.

[obxhead]

8. well the govenator actually smacked into them...

they simply backed into their way.

[donheld]

9. "15 stitches to repair a cut lip"

Too bad they don't just sew his mouth shut. Do you suppose the nurses in CA were just estatic to help the bastard?

[lizziegrace]

21. We should flood his office with emails

demanding that he thank the nurses who helped him and his son...

[pinniped]

10. Probably another asshole carelessly backing out of a driveway.

You know, the kind that likes to back over kids with their giant SUVs.

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. Why is it that Republicans cannot appear to keep their faces from

contacting pavement?

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[Mutley]

14. He thought he was in Terminator 2 again.

[bridgit]

15. 15 stitches represents a gash worthy of a hollywood movie monster...

'"The governor is expected to keep previously scheduled appointments" on Monday, Thompson said.'

really? it's monday moring here right now. that's a some 3-4" gash, torn like down to his chin or whatever, "chin" nothing; that would have fucked up his whole face. hubby had five in his lower lip when some fool pulled in front of him & his jag, but he was picking shrapnel out of his face for 6mos. and his lip was laid open like a biology project with just five!

i don't care for schwarzenegger & his Vichy dem chick, i've had enough of their hummers & media hype tying up the valet parking around my fav bars here...but there's something odd about this story.

with his profile & medical coverage they'd have had him straight into plastic surgery, no?

[lpbk2713]

16. He should have known better .....

I mean after all ....



.... wearing shades while driving a motorcycle at night? Come on.

and firing a shotgun while driving too? Get serious.

[LaraMN]

17. Couldn't he just bounce the other vehicle off his pecs?

Apparently he's not *that* tough.:P

[LynneSin]

18. Maybe Bush could give him some lessons

[terryg11]

19. wth is that?

what is he trying to do?

[LynneSin]

22. He's trying to ride a Segway

Mind you, I rode one of those things. The balance is fine tuned on that so it's almost impossible to fall off of the thing. Yet the idiot somehow manages to do so!

[terryg11]

23. oh, that's good

i really thought he would have better balance, being an athlete and all

[DS1]

20. Good thing they got to him before he cut his eyeball out