Four die in dirt bike collision in Modesto

[James Burleigh]

[SIZE=12pt]Four die in dirt bike collision in Modesto[/SIZE]

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

(02-05) 17:31 PST Modesto, Calif. (AP) --

Authorities say four people who died in a dirt bike collision over the weekend weren't wearing helmets and were riding in the dark without headlights.

The California Highway Patrol says the two couples were killed when the bikes collided between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

Relatives confirmed that 33-year-old Thomas "Ed" Moore of Modesto and his wife, 30-year-old Kelly Moore, were on one of the bikes.

Twenty-nine-year-old Cynthia Prickette of Ceres was on the other dirt bike with her boyfriend, 33-year-old Michael Stokes of Ceres.

Because they were driving on private land, helmets and lights weren't required.

 

[madmike2]

........the two couples were killed when the bikes collided between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

Whatt a tragedy. At their ages, I shudder to think they left young children without parents.
"Haaayyyy....Eye gots en idee-yer. Since we is all drunked up en stuff, lets git them bikes outta the barn en rayce aroun the fields."

"Yeah, bein raycin' with 2 uh usn's on them bikes orta bee fun! Besides, them dirts is all wet en stuff soes we cain't git hurt iffen we fall down."

Dayang! I wonder who found them???

 

[SockMonkey]

Marco Polo on dirt bikes... "Whoa! There you are!" <CRASH> dumb ***** :glare:

 

[user 6393]

I see the humour on one hand, but on the other, my ex husband allows my teens to speed excessively on his atv on local logging roads without any gear. My daughter has a helmet. A cheap $40 one from a local hardware store that doesn't fit her...

I talk to my kids and they give me that glazed 'it can't happen to us' look. So, every 2nd weekend I worry a lot.

People just don't get it...*sigh*

 

[Bearly Flying]

Really Barb, You gotta fix that Avitar of yours..... :dribble:

 

[Silver Penguin]

Well duh? Never thought it could happen to them? Never thought, period! In our extensive experience (i.e. two trips to the desert) we've seen some pretty stupid behavior by Darwin award candidates. I guess it's a good thing that they only took themselves out, but the ripples will spread outwards. The person(s) who found the victims has to be traumatized. Then there are the officials who have to knock on the doors of the next of kin. Then the next of kin who have to hear, and deal with this news. As someone else said, I do hope that they aren't leaving orphans behind.

Jill

 

[SockMonkey]

Really Barb, You gotta fix that Avitar of yours..... :dribble:

No ****! I keep clicking on the damn thing and it just takes me to her profile..!

 

[kaitsdad]

Really Barb, You gotta fix that Avitar of yours..... :dribble:

Yah, I agree. Every time I see it, I click on it, expecting to see something else .......

but just maybe, some day, I'll click on it, and ..... well........ . ....

 

[Bearly Flying]

but just maybe, some day, I'll click on it, and ..... well........ . .... ohmy.gif

We can only dream......

 

[madmike2]

Really Barb, You gotta fix that Avitar of yours..... :dribble:

Yah, I agree. Every time I see it, I click on it, expecting to see something else .......

but just maybe, some day, I'll click on it, and ..... well........ . ....

No ****! I keep clicking on the damn thing and it just takes me to her profile..!

I, so far, had resisted the primal (stupid, childish, pre-pubescent) urge to participate in the "peep shoe". Now that the mystery is unveiled.....

Ha-hah! Pretty funny, Barb!

[SIZE=8pt]Is that the Canadian-lady version of "rope-a-dope"?[/SIZE]

 

[FJRAust]

Really Barb, You gotta fix that Avitar of yours..... :dribble:

No ****! I keep clicking on the damn thing and it just takes me to her profile..!

She got me too..

Good one Barb..

 

[greg97224]

I would be willing to bet that some alcohol was involved in this tragic accident. Barb, get some gear on those kids.

 

[artistonFJR]

Barb, you've got me worried here! We almost lost our little girl to a head trauma one year ago, and it doesn't take much! Please get a lawyer to tell you if his allowing this to go on is considered "child endangerment", seeing as how he had to agree to a safe environment for the kids to visit, this may violate that requirement, and asking for helmets might be your only stipulation. And quick!

C

 

[Checkswrecks]

Back in the 70's, we'd go out into the desert, camp, and ride dirt bikes at night, and get pretty banged up, but I guess Darwin had those nights off.

Barb, the best cure that I can think of is to have your kids get some volunteer (student service learning) hours with the local ambulance or as candy-stripers in an ER. They'll get bragging rights at school ("eww, you shoulda seen...") and who knows, you may start a career.

Bob

 

[NMRoadRunner]

Barb, Take your husband and kids to almost any skilled nursing facility in the whol country and you can show them the results of a motorcycle or ATV accident trying to learn how to talk again, learning how to eat again, learning how to dress themselves again, and those are the "lucky ones" I find it hard to belive he would let his own kids be exposed, being a rider himself. Theres a good chance it won't end well.

 

[user 6393]

Really Barb, You gotta fix that Avitar of yours..... :dribble:

No ****! I keep clicking on the damn thing and it just takes me to her profile..!

She got me too..

Good one Barb..

Thanks...But I can't take all the credit. I put up the avatar, Gordo suggested the pic of the naked FZ6, I ride a 'clothed' one. Yes, we are both brats... B)

I have to admit it was fun tho. Over 130 profile views in 24 hours, and being able to see who visited was interesting!

Hopefully you'll like the new one. Thanks to all for your patience!

 

[HaulinAshe]

I can't help but wonder WTF were they doing to KILL four people on two dirt bikes. Even in a head-on collision, the odds of killing all four people must be astronomically low! The only scenario I can come up with would be WFO on both bikes and a perpendicular impact on dead center.

 

[user 6393]

Barb, Take your husband and kids to almost any skilled nursing facility in the whol country and you can show them the results of a motorcycle or ATV accident trying to learn how to talk again, learning how to eat again, learning how to dress themselves again, and those are the "lucky ones" I find it hard to belive he would let his own kids be exposed, being a rider himself. Theres a good chance it won't end well.

What is frustrating is my ex is a head injury survivor, and in hospital/rehab he had access to seeing victims of those sorts of accidents. He also rode dirt bikes extensively as a kid and KNOWS all the risks. I just don't get his attitude on many levels. He has, at best, been an responsibilty devoid parent and prefers to be 'fun' dad, not a real dad. I get to be the parent for all of us, even him at times.

Luckily my kids are brighter than their father. The 17 y/o male tho seems to be in hormone invincibility mode the last few months. Rear ended his car into another in the snow less than 24 hours after having gotten his license. It was a low speed crash, and it has been an expensive learning curve for him, so my hopes are high attitudes will change. My 15 y/o daughter is the daredevil, but she is the one more open to ATGATT. She wishes to take an MSC in March when she is eligible for her driver's license and wants to ride like her mom. Scares the beegeesus out of me, but what can I say?

Thanks for all your advice guys. Couple of good ideas I didn't think of!!

 

[Silver Penguin]

Gotta add my 5cents to the discussion, in favor of helmets. I work in a pediatric ICU and have taken care of a lot of bicyclists/skateboarders who were too invincible to need a helmet. Some of them wear helmets all the time now. You know those 'special' ones? That the people who ride the bus with an attendant wear?

I've had some success getting through to the older kids (who recovered enough to be able to listen and understand), by appealing to what matters most to them. Privacy and modesty are pretty big in the teen years. When you show the kids a packet of Hospital-grade Depends, and explain that complete strangers have to change these, on the kids who get head injuries. Or one might show the guys the largest size of urinary catheter, and tell him where it has to go. THAT gets their attention. (For the real holdouts, they can have an explanation of the involuntary response to the catheter and how embarassing that can be). Look at it this way - wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle, protects your ability to keep private things as private as they should be.

Sorry to hear that you're caught in the middle Barb, with the ex trying to the the buddy and make you the party pooping adult.

Jill