sas mayhem
Street Cruiser
Anyone here use one on a regular basis's? I was thinking the other day when my wife and I were riding around here WNC through the mountains. If I was to "get off" my bike and no one was around to witness it, we would be a fossil before our bodies were found. Some of those drop offs are a looooong way down. Also there are soooo many dead zones here that cells won't receive a signal.
The other day my wife and I were in town and was talking to a guy that was in a off road accident on his BMW, in TN. He wrecked and landed on his head/back and was afraid to move. As he layed there he was able to reach his device (inReach) and was able to get help. He mentioned he like the fact he was able to contact help and tell them what happened. Rather than the entire SAR coming responding was great. But once the EMT's got there he said, the called a chopper to get him to the hospital. I asked him did his insurance cover the cost of the air lift, he chuckled and said"... about 1500.00 he get billed for the 37,000,00 balance. He said the bill for the pickup came the same day in the mail as a 3 rd party insurance party from inReach application. It would have covered the cost...."
He also said that you can pay as you need it (service) So when ever you go out and about in the mountains you can go on line and turn it on, and when he gets home he can suspend the service.
Anyone else here use anything like this?
On the side note he won't leave home on a road trip without it. And he now also uses a Leatt STX Jason Britton Road Neck Brace, he convinced that if he had it on that he would not have crushed one of his vertebra's in his neck. And that brace is a lot cheaper that his deductible.
Any thoughts ...?
Cheers
Ron
The other day my wife and I were in town and was talking to a guy that was in a off road accident on his BMW, in TN. He wrecked and landed on his head/back and was afraid to move. As he layed there he was able to reach his device (inReach) and was able to get help. He mentioned he like the fact he was able to contact help and tell them what happened. Rather than the entire SAR coming responding was great. But once the EMT's got there he said, the called a chopper to get him to the hospital. I asked him did his insurance cover the cost of the air lift, he chuckled and said"... about 1500.00 he get billed for the 37,000,00 balance. He said the bill for the pickup came the same day in the mail as a 3 rd party insurance party from inReach application. It would have covered the cost...."
He also said that you can pay as you need it (service) So when ever you go out and about in the mountains you can go on line and turn it on, and when he gets home he can suspend the service.
Anyone else here use anything like this?
On the side note he won't leave home on a road trip without it. And he now also uses a Leatt STX Jason Britton Road Neck Brace, he convinced that if he had it on that he would not have crushed one of his vertebra's in his neck. And that brace is a lot cheaper that his deductible.
Any thoughts ...?
Cheers
Ron