I saw a bad one today,

[08FJR4ME]

I had the cage today since I had to do a road trip for work. On the way home after work traffic was backed up more than normal before the rotary and highway exit. I could see yellow lights in the opposite lane a half mile ahead. Several minutes later I caught up to the truck and there was a Kawi sport bike laid out in front of the truck all bent to hell. Another 50 feet past that there was SUV with the grill smashed in and the plastic bumper hanging down in the road. I am thinking to myself where's the rider? I don't see him. Further up the road another 50 feet there is a fire truck. So I pulled into the median on the exit ramp and got out of the car. Another fire truck pulls up and an ambulance. So as I get to the side of the road between the first fire truck. I don't see anyone accept a bunch of folks about 35 feet down the steep embankment circling around looking frantic. There was a parking lot full of construction equipment down below. An ambulance goes down to the parking lot below. The firemen all jump out and head down the hill with a body board.

As I am watching everything that is going on There was an FZ09 right next to me and another guy standing there but he wasn't the rider. The next thing I noticed was a pair of sneakers and a helmet about 10 or 12 feet apart on the ground. Again I don't see any riders.

There was a telephone pole right next to me. I am thinking to myself this isn't good. The firemen get down to the bottom and then I see them pulling a body out of a ditch. They put him on a body board and carried him to the ambulance. I then asked the guy if he was alright. I don't want to repeat what he said. He then said they called in a med flight. I asked him if that was his truck parked another 50 feet up the road. He said yes. I walked away at this point and started praying for the guy. He wasn't moving at all when they put him on the board. I walked up further towards the truck and I could see where the dirt and tire mark were disturbed.

The speed limit is 50 mph in that section of road. All I can imagine is someone trying to get off the exit going between stopped traffic to get to the other side of the road. They most likely had obstructed vision and never saw the bright green ninja. I will say it is a bad stretch of road to travel on.

So he bumped the car then the guard rail and went airborne. I am guessing he hit the pole with his body which dislodged his shoes and then bounced off down the embankment. No amount of ATGATT would have help in this situation. By the way all I could see for ATGATT was the helmet which is mandatory here. Almost 70 degrees today and a lot of bikes were out to get in there last rides for the season.

This is not good **** so be careful out there folks,

Dave

 

[Pterodactyl]

Does not sound good for the rider. Hope he makes it.

Perhaps I should start another thread, but in the same vain of sad stories.... I came upon a double fatality motorcycle accident three days ago. A man and woman on a HD were killed when he tried to pass a pick-up truck on the right when the truck was turning right. Why? I do not know. To add to the sad story, they were on the ride to visit the site of a fatal car accident and place a wreath where a friend died about a week ago. They were about 1/4 mile from the previous accident site. No helmets or other protective gear was worn.

Sorry for the hijack.

 

[Frushlorton]

Sorry to hear of both incidents. Praying for the rider and families involved.

 

[dcarver]

there are times. then there are times.

 

[mcatrophy]

Many moons ago I passed the scene of a motorcycle accident on the other side of the road. All the services were there, that side of the road was closed. Rider was lying on his back, couple of ambulance types attending him. My lasting impression was of his helmet, still on his head, blood apparently oozing out all round. Sobering. No idea of the outcome, but it didn't look good.

... when he tried to pass a pick-up truck on the right when the truck was turning right. Why? I do not know. ...Sorry for the hijack.

Usual reason is the truck swings wide to the left to make the right turn. Following rider thinks he's turning left, leaving a nice wide gap on the right. If the truck used his indicators, the rider either didn't see them or ignored them (or possibly they hadn't been cancelled for his left turn onto this road).
I've seen a couple of near misses like this.

And still I enjoy riding.

 

[El Toro Joe]

Dave,

It's always sad to hear these kind of stories, even more so to see them. Hopefully it ends up not as bad as it looked.

 

[08FJR4ME]

The construction equipment guys were hanging around this morning so I pulled in and asked how he was. He didn't make it. Died at the scene.

Still praying for him and his family,

I think of the many times this could have been me,

Just sucks,

 

[El Toro Joe]

The construction equipment guys were hanging around this morning so I pulled and asked how he was. He didn't make it. Died at the scene.
Still praying for him and his family,

I think of the many times this could have been me,

Just sucks,

That truly does suck...I was hoping for a better outcome.

 

[LKLD]

These type of things should be reminders for all of us, no matter our talents or experience.

R.I.P.

 

[rushes]

This is why, unless I'm the first on the scene, I don't stop or look at accidents.

I don't need to see that.

I feel bad for the riders friends, family and the other people involved.

 

[Proteus1952]

I often ride short errands in moderately congested traffic with cagers constantly making every possible move to get down the road a bit faster. No signal lane changes, abrupt lane changes, lots of cell phone use and all the other usual homicidal stuff. The initial post is a very needed reminder to constantly be on guard. My heart and prayers go out to the victims of all the incidents in this thread.

 

[08FJR4ME]

https://middleborough.wickedlocal.com/article/20151106/NEWS/151107109

 

[08FJR4ME]

Todays update: https://www.tauntongazette.com/article/20151106/NEWS/151107109

Kinda ******** to blame it on warm weather and changing of the clocks. The lady driver foooked up and that's pretty much all there is to it.

Sheeeez,

Dave

 

[Pterodactyl]

I am struck by two things in the article. First is that the killer's license was immediately revoked. Not something I believe is common in any of the jurisdictions I've ever lived in. Bravo to whoever made that happen; hope it sticks. Second is the ad for "Montana Buds" medicinal marijuana in a banner above the article. Never thought that we Montanans would be known for the quality of our pot. Meth, certainly, but pot is a surprise.