Smite button takes out rider

jimbemotumbo · Jun 22, 2006

I was travelling the same route when this happened ... just behind me.

I saw and felt the flash, but didn't know what had happened until I saw it on the news.

Man, talk about your number being up.

https://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_173070120.html

Toecutter · Jun 22, 2006

The man was wearing a helmet.

Good to know. Thanks.

What I want to know is his religious affiliation.

I was travelling the same route when this happened ... just behind me.

Cage or bike?

Groo · Jun 22, 2006

I love how they tossed "The man was wearing a helmet" into the writeup... like 1.1 Gigawatts of electricity is supposed to bounce off his new Shoei.... :blink:

sparky3008 · Jun 22, 2006

Love how they had to add the "Rider was wearing a helmet" crap!

What, did the helmet act as a lightning rod?

Did it really matter that he had one on after being struck by one of the most powerful forces in nature?

See ya beat me to it Groo

exskibum · Jun 22, 2006

Groo said:
I love how they tossed "The man was wearing a helmet" into the writeup... like 1.1 Gigawatts of electricity is supposed to bounce off his new Shoei.... :blink:

It was an editing error. Should have read:

The man was wearing a helmet, instead of the recommended tin foil hat.

hux · Jun 22, 2006

exskibum said:
Groo said:

I love how they tossed "The man was wearing a helmet" into the writeup... like 1.1 Gigawatts of electricity is supposed to bounce off his new Shoei.... :blink:

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It was an editing error. Should have read:

The man was wearing a helmet, instead of the recommended tin foil hat.

we need lightning rod laws, I am on a new campaign. Stop the needless hurt.

radman · Jun 22, 2006

In Minnesota rags, the spiel is to mention non-helmet useage in case of death, no mention if death resulted yet a helmet was in use. They have standards to meet.

jestal · Jun 22, 2006

I think I will forward that article on to David E. Davis to get his read on what should be done since the guy was wearing a helmet.....

sparky3008 · Jun 22, 2006

jestal said:
I think I will forward that article on to David E. Davis to get his read on what should be done since the guy was wearing a helmet.....

Should have been driving a car.

Should have been home, at work, with his girlfriend, anywhere but there.

mindtrip · Jun 22, 2006

sparky3008 said:
jestal said:

I think I will forward that article on to David E. Davis to get his read on what should be done since the guy was wearing a helmet.....

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Should have been driving a car.

Should have been home, at work, with his girlfriend, anywhere but there.

Should have been at home, in bed, with IV, feeding tube, cholostomy bag, and catheter, while listening to a "Soothing Sounds" CD and experiencing aromatherapy, because after all, getting out of bed is *dangerous*. :blink:

Sad for him, sometimes life sucks, go live it while you can. But if I have to get my ticket punched, I want to be on a bike when it happens.

jestal · Jun 22, 2006

jestal said:
I think I will forward that article on to David E. Davis to get his read on what should be done since the guy was wearing a helmet.....

I mean.... Is it OK to send the paramedics and ambulance and cost tax payers money to render assistance at the scene since he was wearing a helmet...??? David E. wants to leave him dying in the ditch if he wasn't wearing a helmet regardless of the situation so, what if he hadn't been wearing a helmet and been struck by lightning? Should he still by lying by the side of the road? Extreme case but it sheds more light on the helmetless riding argument.

sparky3008 · Jun 22, 2006

jestal said:
jestal said:

I think I will forward that article on to David E. Davis to get his read on what should be done since the guy was wearing a helmet.....

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I mean.... Is it OK to send the paramedics and ambulance and cost tax payers money to render assistance at the scene since he was wearing a helmet...??? David E. wants to leave him dying in the ditch if he wasn't wearing a helmet regardless of the situation so, what if he hadn't been wearing a helmet and been struck by lightning? Should he still by lying by the side of the road? Extreme case but it sheds more light on the helmetless riding argument.

The jerk in front of me today who had his left hand turn signal on and then pulled to the right side of the street to make a U-Turn. Would it be ok for me to get out and kick his *** for the accident he could have caused if I was on my bike and he didn't see me and made an illegal U-Turn right in front of me?

Does this mean every cage driver who is not wearing a seat belt and gets into an accident get the same no treatment rule.

Does this also mean that any criminal that uses a weapon and hurts someone, when the cop then shoots them do they also get no treatment.

When does it end.

This guy sounds like a real winner!!!

Did you hear about the guy who was trying to rob the convenience store and the clerk beat him with a baseball bat and now the criminal is sueing??? WTF!!

FJRMGM · Jun 22, 2006

was that a DOT or Snell approved helmet cause it might have made a difference?

hux · Jun 22, 2006

FJRMGM said:
was that a DOT or Snell approved helmet cause it might have made a difference?

is that a real question?

Woodstock · Jun 22, 2006

hux said:
FJRMGM said:

was that a DOT or Snell approved helmet cause it might have made a difference?

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is that a real question?

No

FJRottie · Jun 22, 2006

is that a real question?

Yes, of the rhetorical kind.

sparky3008 · Jun 22, 2006

FJRMGM said:
was that a DOT or Snell approved helmet cause it might have made a difference?

I thought fiberglass was electrically resistant?

Oh that's right 1.1 Gigawatts could jump a gap of just about anything. No conductor necessary, the air and the space between his ears was enough...

twowheelnut · Jun 22, 2006

jestal said:
jestal said:

I think I will forward that article on to David E. Davis to get his read on what should be done since the guy was wearing a helmet.....

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I mean.... Is it OK to send the paramedics and ambulance and cost tax payers money to render assistance at the scene since he was wearing a helmet...??? David E. wants to leave him dying in the ditch if he wasn't wearing a helmet regardless of the situation so, what if he hadn't been wearing a helmet and been struck by lightning? Should he still by lying by the side of the road? Extreme case but it sheds more light on the helmetless riding argument.

Oh, c'mon jestal... I think you're stretching David E's comments a smidge. If you're out there doing your thing in the safest of manners and a lightening bolt decides to make you into a well done biker burger, that's a completely different discussion - helmeted or not. Didn't Lee Trevino get zapped on the golf course? Freak occurrences (yours truly :blink: ) and accidents happen. Not wearing a helmet is not an accident. Stunting is not an accident. It's a conscience decision of a selfish individual, IMO.

Did you read Fred Rau's ed piece in June's MCN (I think it was June)? Guy buys a bike, test rides it around the store's lot, loses the front on some sand and flies into a snow plow blade, head first. Dead. No helmet. Estimated speed - 5 mph.

Sorry for the lightning struck rider and his family...

Bearly Flying · Jun 22, 2006

How fast is your Lawn Tractor, TWN..... Maybe 5 mph?????

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