My friend Webfoot and I were starting up Soledad Canyon when he suddenly told me to pull over. He had found the cache at this turnout but I hadn't, and he was being a "giver" as he put it. Little did he know that in this cache was this special coin. When I opened the container I immediately recognized this coin. I am a rider and have a couple of the Look Twice coins. So far I have been lucky enough on my bike but I know a few folks who haven't been as lucky, all in varying degrees of severity. My friend Jorge laid his bike down to avoid a left-turning driver and almost lost his leg. My friend Ed was just about run off the road which sent his bike out of control. Ed had major road rash but miraculously suffered little damage. His bike, however, was totalled. My friend Randy Phillips, a retired police officer, was killed by a wrong-way driver on the freeway a few months back.
I know all motorcyclists are not as safe as they could be but a good number of us are careful and vigilant. Please PLEASE be careful and look twice. You may be safe in your metal cocoon but the motorcyclist you hit is not as protected. I'm posting a picture of my bike here in memory of Tod and Randy. I'm sure they are feeling the freedom of the warm wind in their faces.
I will move this coin along soon. I'll try to put it on a bad-ass bike road in memory of my brothers and sisters who have lost their lives doing what they love...