A tragic reminder

[MustangGuy]

I wanted to share this on our forum. We all know there is risk involved in riding and I don't want to bring anybody down, but this was a sobering reminder for me. I started back riding last year on a Ninja 250 and found a great forum: Ninjette.org, which I am still on. A week ago a young rider was struck and severely injured by a woman who ran a red light across four lanes of traffic. The young man fought a hard fight but ultimately, his injuries were too extensive and he passed away Friday. He was well-liked on the forum and by all accounts he was a good and attentive rider. He was only 20. Only a few members knew him personally, but you can feel the grief on the whole forum. Sometimes it's not possible, but we always have to try to stay one step ahead of the idiots on the road. Let's all never forget we have family and friends who want us to stick around.

 

[freak2180]

Sorry to hear this and it does make one think. This instance is why I alway wait for a car/truck to enter an intersection before me when pulling away at a green light. If pulling through a already green light I just look really good.

 

[sbsumerix]

People in cages really need to learn to pay attention. two weeks ago my parents left for vacation on my dads street glide 6 hours into the first day they were hit by a car. The bike is totaled but luckily both my parents are ok dad ended up with a messed up wrist and my mom had a separated shoulder that she had to have surgery on. The car who hit them turned his right blinker on so my dad went to pass by him in the left lane and then the car merged into the left lane and side swiped my dad. The drivers excuse was his left blinker did not work.

 

[GAXB9R]

Prayers to the families.

 

[06xbss]

Hate hearing about stuff like that, condolences to the family.

We all accept the inherent risk of ridding because it's just way to damn enjoyable.

This is the main reason I avoid ridding in the city and will not get near major roadways during peak hours. Few years ago, I had my truck totaled twice in three months when I had to commute on major highways

Been in one major bike accident that was completely my fault, 12 weeks in a hospital/12 month recovery is something I'd rather not repeat.

 

[netty2424]

I was driving yesterday in my car and was behind what looked to possibly be 3 generations on motorccycles. There was an older gentleman on a Harley and what looked to be a mid 30's gentleman on a an older jap bike, couldn't even tell what it was.

Anyhow, both of these guys had small boys on the back of their bikes. The guy on the rocket wasn't wearing any gear period including no helmet, gloves, jacket, nothing, and his son was sitting behind him wearing virtually no gear either. He was wearing a helmet but it looked to be 30 years old or more. Probably old and brittle. He had no jacket, no gloves, was wearing a t-shirt, he was wearing shorts, and he was wearing flip flops. The other young boy was dressed the same. Couldn't believe it.

There's a prime example of a father not teaching riding safety down to his son and then that lack of education trickled down to the grand children.

Not that gear will always save a riders life, but it does increase the odds. I wanted to pull the guys over and smack them around for a minute for what they were teaching those kids. These are the same kind of guys who hand a kid a gun without teaching any gun safety.

 

[nrankin]

im sorry to hear man