Not paying attention cost us another one.

[R J]

This I am assuming was a Wing Dinger headed for home.

I think I'm about ready to park MGM......

http://www.kcci.com/news/24189921/detail.html

[Bobbo]

This I am assuming was a Wing Dinger headed for home.

I think I'm about ready to park MGM......

http://www.kcci.com/news/24189921/detail.html

It looks like an older H-D Electra Glide.

[Walküre]

It looks like an older H-D Electra Glide.

Judging by the air cleaner, and hard bag that you can see in the zoom, I'd have to agree. It really doesn't matter, it sux no matter WHAT kind of bike.

I will have to say, that I really worry about young riders. I live in a college town, and see a LOT of 20 year olds, riding those mega-horse power rockets, in tennies, shorts, no shirt, ball cap turned backwards, with scantily dressed chickie on back, darting in and out of traffic, taking the front tire off the ground at every stop. While I can admire the ability of some of them, I can't abide by the stupidity of riding like that in traffic, dressed like they are.

I rode off-road bikes for probably 5 years, before I ever rode on the street. I was pretty comfortable before I ever hit the pavement, and I think some of that is lost now. Anyone that has the $$'s, can pass the test, can buy a monster bike.

Then again, there's the person who feels their text messaging is MUCH more important than my bike or my life...those are the ones that REALLY scare me, and I see at least one, almost every day. I think they are worst than the drunks, which I have faced for 40 years. Not the act, but the danger...I see a drunk maybe twice a month. I see the texter daily.

Drive safe, all, and keep the peepers open!

R

[BradValk48237]

Looks like a 20 yr old kid on his dads Harley..... He ran into the stopped car. You live and learn...or not.

[Daniel Meyer]

Hate to speculate but looking at the two poles knocked out of the meatcutters I would expect that's what killed him. I wish they'd ban those things and install a proper barrier in a proper location.

Bike looks survivable, all other things being equal...

[Walküre]

Hate to speculate but looking at the two poles knocked out of the meatcutters I would expect that's what killed him. I wish they'd ban those things and install a proper barrier in a proper location.

Bike looks survivable, all other things being equal...

Meatcutters - hadn't heard them called that. The biggest problem I've heard, is the cost of the "proper barriers", and the extremely low cost of these barriers. And their effectiveness for autos, is tremendous, at such a low cost. They are installed in places that would have nothing, if not for this economical way. With all states, except a couple, in financial implosion, they are a viable trade-off. It's a shame what they can do to motorcyclists. Don't have an answer...rain is a LOT harder on a bike, but they can't outlaw rain....

R

[TearlessTom]

This is very sad. We all know that it is a dangerous activity every time we saddle up but that could be said of any vehicle just more so on a bike. 

I agree that inattention and in experience is the #1 killer.

But it is usually not the bikers lack of attention, maybe lack of experience.

Personally I think I am a magnet for cops and idiots but never at the same time. Or maybe the drivers here are the absolute worst in the nation. (we have to lead in something beside high cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesity)

In less than 12 months I have had at least 5 very memorable close calls, All of which the other driver said they didn't see me.  I have been rear ended x2 by drunks,  a few weeks ago a women zooms out of a parking lot making a right had turn in front of me in my lane. I have to give her the fact that her vision was obscured. (it was obscured by her hand left hand holding her cell phone)

Friday on July 4th weekend , mid day I am heading to work in my Toyota Tundra Double Cab Extended Bed Red truck with both my headlights and my fog lights on for increased visibility because I know more idiots will be out than normal.

A women blows through a stop sign, makes a left after crossing 3 oncoming lanes of traffic which was clear and two lane in my direction so that she could pull right in front of me. I had seen her coming to the stop sign so I was already hovering over the brake waiting for her to make a bone head move. .she did, I missed her by inches. (thank God for ABS) She never once looked right. As usual I was the only vehicle in my direction for quites some distance because the rest of the traffic got caught by the red light. I was the last one through and driving slow so the cars ahead of me had pulled away from me.

I like RJ am beginning to be afraid to ride.

[Bobbo]

Hate to speculate but looking at the two poles knocked out of the meatcutters I would expect that's what killed him. I wish they'd ban those things and install a proper barrier in a proper location.

Bike looks survivable, all other things being equal...

The poles on a cable barrier (meatcutters!) are meant to break away easily.  The design of the system is for the cables to stop a car by popping the poles out of their sockets to absorb the energy.

By the scrape marks, it appears the bike was on its side when it hit the cables.  Most likely, the rider was thrown off at the moment of impact.

It is unfortunate the young rider lost his life in this accident.  I agree that it was probably inexperience.