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Posted by MTB416 on March 15, 2008 at 2:35:25 pm EDT
In reply to I Shouldn't Be Alive posted by MTB416 on March 14, 2008 at 4:48:11 pm EDT

I am familiar with the man who lost his legs, in New Zealand right? That one falls in the freak accident category. Of course activities such as driving are far and away more dangerous than many outdoor sports, we have just become so accustomed that the danger does not seem to be there.

Being raised in Boy Scouts, the motto "always be prepared" has been drilled into my head. I believe it is this simple motto that has kept me out of trouble, be it in nature or in an urban setting. I am college student and use my bike to commute pretty often. If I must ride at night I take a knife and mace for protection. Murphy's law seems to have the most power when you are unprepared. Fortunately, I have never been attacked while out riding, however my guard has never been down. Of course the world is just one huge variable, one that we cannot control, but the utter disrespect for the forces of nature seems to be the overwhelming reason these people (on the show) find themselves in these terrible situations.

The topic you posted, how kids are choosing video games over outdoor activities, is one of the many reasons why your average person has no outdoor experience. People are becoming more and more disconnected with the outdoors.

Lastly, I do not mean to belittle the extreme lengths and pain that the people on the show go through to survive, especially those who were the result of a freak accident.

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