[John Lyon]

Steve-

You are right, that was the Doctor's intent (or at least he couched it that way), but his point is self-evident and extremely poorly timed. We all know motorcycling is risky, but right after a guy gets slammed by an idiot on a cell phone is not the moment to say "hey, you shouldn't ride motorcycles." As you suggest, a more appropriate response -- given that someone has just died -- would be to call for a ban on cell phones. While the doctor presumes otherwise, the mere fact that he has patched up a bunch of motorcyclists does not give him any greater insight into the ethics of responsibility. Everyone already gets it, so he should just tell his own children and otherwise keep it to himself. No one else needs to hear it from this jerk.