On pages 66-67 in the May 2019 issue of BMW Owners News, you have published an irresponsible photograph of a woman motorcycle rider doing something for a photograph that could have resulted in injury or death. There is no caption for the picture that I can find and it has no relation to content of the story that surrounds it.

Technically the photograph is not a selfie, since Eli Woody took the picture. But it is a wonderful illustration of a situation that has proven deadly to more than 250 people putting themselves in dangerous situations for a photograph^[1]. BMW riders pay careful attention to safety by using helmets and riding gear. We, as a group, are all about safety. The ground may only be two feet below the far edge of the rock but the perspective of the photograph makes it seem as if there is a big drop off. Our organization encourages younger riders and I hope one of them does not take this picture as a challenge to do something even more daring. This is a gratuitous picture that should not have been published.

James W. Brown, 41696

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^[1]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/10/03/more-than-250-people-worldwide-have-died-taking-selfies-study-finds/?utm_term=.329cb4514c9e