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Show UtahJStatesmaiS \# Monday, Aprii;Z2Q07i Price and participation may vary. £' 2007 McDonald's MOTORCYCLES From page 13 West said he thinks it's up to the motorcyclist to protect himself from such dangers. "We nave a greater responsibility to drive defensively than other motorists," West said. Adams said he doesn't think other drivers are intentionally discourteous, but rather that they often just fail to see motorcyclists. The people that get in wrecks are the people that turn around and are looking at girls, not paying attention," Adams said. *Touve got to watch everything when you're on the road. I don't do anything until I get some eye contact." Despite their caution, both Adams and West have been in accidents in the past year. Adams said he was leaving the school parking lot about a month ago and not paying attention when he nearly collided with a truck. He said when he realized he was going to crash, he jumped off his bike and somehow landed on his feet. "I don't know how I landed on my feet. I'm very surprised," Adams said. He hurt his ankle in the incident and pulled either his abdominal or groin muscle, out at the time, Adams said he had too much adrenaline to notice. "I was so hyped up," Adams said. He took off chasing the truck, which didn't stop despite the accident. "I was cussing and screaming. I was really mad," he said. West said he was also involved in an accident about nine months ago at 600 West in Logan when a car tried to merge into his lane. He said he laid the bike down and slid down some railroad tracks, resulting in a 11/2-inch fracture in his hip and bruised organs. He also developed an ulcer. "It felt like I was swallowing razor blades for like, two weeks," West said. Despite the close call, West got back on his horse. "The fact that they're so dangerous is what appeals to me," West said. "It's nke a drug, only legal." The image of danger associated with "• motorcycles and their riders seems to lead to a variety of reactions. Adams said he has had strange girls ask him for rides and has met girlfriends that way. West said though motorcycles can represent a statement of rebellion, that image is diluted when it becomes the main motivation for people who ride them. "It's a way to stick it to the man, totally, but it's a little less of that every day," West said. "Now it's about being cool. I have a problem with motorcycle riders whoridefor the image and not for the ride." West said despite the imposters, the image of motorcyclists being tough or dangerous survives. He said he noticed it especially when he used to have long hair. "Even though I'm like the scrawniest kid around, nobody would mess with me," West said. Arrin^ton said other motorists definitely look at him differently, but in a good way. "They just look at you like, 'Gosh, I wish I had a motorcycle,'" Arrington said. West said there is nothing he would change about having a motorcycle. "It's only $100 to insure it for a year. I get 80 miles per gallon. There's nothing but advantages, he said. West said the thing he enjoys most about motorcycles is not the image or economy, but the experience of being immersed in the environment. "When you're in a car, you're just watching TV, looking at everything through a screen," West said. When you're on a motorcycle, you're in the TV show." -jenbeasley@cc.usu. edu J> DJ PAUL ;: From page 15 the mic, "Shut the hell up," because it was annoying to have them dancing to his music one minute but then booing at him the . next. £Of course, the club scene isn't only full of aggravation for Brandon. Funny things occasionally happen as well, he said. There are two big subwoofers on the side of the stage which are designed to be danced on. 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