# 3 Bikers Dead, 6 Critically Injured **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [March 26, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126 "2010-03-26T07:30:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/1 "2010-03-26T07:30:28Z")
I have never seen anything this horrible. How the truck driver can live with himself after this, I just don’t know. > **[FOX 10 Phoenix - Breaking news, local headlines, weather, traffic and more. |...](http://www.fox10phoenix.com)** > > FOX 10 is your home for breaking news, headlines, weather, traffic and politics in the Phoenix metro area with videos, photos and special reports. ---
**Author:** ![Sketchy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sketchy/32/6378_2.png) [@Sketchy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sketchy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/2 "2010-03-26T07:35:50Z")
jesus christ ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/3 "2010-03-26T07:38:15Z")
This is why I am paranoid when I am the last one at a red light. Always give myself an escape. That is truly awful though ☹ RIP ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/4 "2010-03-26T07:43:08Z")
Saw this early today, really sad. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/5 "2010-03-26T08:04:52Z")
Wow that is horrible / disgusting. I would like to know his excuse for ruining fucking 9 peoples lives. On the up side, the girl in the red in that video is slamming. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/6 "2010-03-26T08:07:54Z")
Wow. RIP. That dude BETTER be in prison for 3 counts of vehicular manslaughter and 6 counts of aggravated assault. Pay attention to the flippin road. I’m guilty of ‘multi-tasking’, but the first task on my mind is always driving if I’m in an area or situation where I need to think or pay attention (ex: traffic lights and traffic as opposed to open highway). Sad day for those families. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/7 "2010-03-26T08:10:06Z")
driving in this country is taken wayyy to lightly. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/8 "2010-03-26T08:13:48Z")
> [@Come see me at Studio E Salon](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/come-see-me-at-studio-e-salon/30361/10): > > driving in this country is taken wayyy to lightly. Not only that but driver education. They should have annual driving exams every 10 years or something. Especially if you are of retirement age. I’ve seen old people go against traffic (Washington Ave. Ext. - WTF?) 1. It would help the states income levels/economy by making everyone pay $80 or so for a re-examination every whatever number of years. 2. It would weed out the idiots on the road at least a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/9 "2010-03-26T08:27:22Z")
> [@4:20](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-20/30408/3): > > Not only that but driver education. They should have annual driving exams every 10 years or something. Especially if you are of retirement age. I’ve seen old people go against traffic (Washington Ave. Ext. - WTF?) > > 1. It would help the states income levels/economy by making everyone pay $80 or so for a re-examination every whatever number of years. > 2. It would weed out the idiots on the road at least a little bit. I don’t typically agree with anything that you say here, but this is one thing I agree with you on. I 100% agree in having an expiration on your license that can only be renewed with taking a continuing education type class/course and passing a test. In conjunction with that I believe that, in order to make it even safer, initial testing for first time drivers should be much more than a simple road test. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/10 "2010-03-26T08:29:41Z")
Absolutely. I’ve taken 3 defensive driving classes in my 7 years on the road and I can honestly say I’m a much better driver than I was before I took them. You notice things you wouldn’t normally notice. Like, for example, a twitchy driver automatically puts me into caution mode and I can usually tell if they are going to merge into my lane before they actually do it. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/11 "2010-03-26T08:32:37Z")
they guy must have been looking out the window or something. People just dont look far enough down the road when they drive. a good 1/8th mile or more, I am already looking at the lights, is it green? will it stay green? is it fuckign red? I am allways the first one to start slowing down, and the last one to come to a slow and complete stop. I love it when the morons next to me are flying by me as I am slowing down, jamb on the brakes and come to a hard stop, and I just ease my way to a nice slow controlled stop next to them and look at them like “WTF did you not see this stop coming?” RIP and my heart goes out to the familys and friends. ---
**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/12 "2010-03-26T08:37:29Z")
HOLY SHIT! i dont even know what to say. thats horrible how can you not be see 8 motocycles, a truck and a suv stopped at a redlight?!?!? RIP and hope those critically injured pull through! ---
**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/13 "2010-03-26T08:37:30Z")
WOW rip ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/14 "2010-03-26T08:40:40Z")
I also drive on high alert when bikers are around. I give them space, don’t tail gate. Some people drive like morons when they are around, real inconsiderate. Going on the cruise with the section 518 guys last year in my Supra, there had to of been 300 bikes surrounding me and I was the only car LOL. It was the craziest shit I ever saw. Experienced driver could have killed someone. ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/15 "2010-03-26T09:03:41Z")
I read something earlier today that said he had made comments to spectators that he was looking through some papers of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/16 "2010-03-26T09:06:56Z")
I just really hope that those who were pinned under the truck were killed in the accident and didnt burn to death. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/17 "2010-03-26T09:09:44Z")
The carefree highway wasnt so carefree now was it ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/18 "2010-03-26T09:11:35Z")
Read about it yesterday. The least you can do to protect yourself is ATGATT and ride defensively when among traffic. Yes, no amount of defensive riding will save you from getting plow form behind by a dump truck. Keep your bike in gear at stop light and triple check your mirrors may just buy you enough time to may be dash a few feet away to avoid being clipped. Given how poorly people pay attention to the road and how many people don’t bother to spend 0.5s to shoulder check before changing lanes; things can and do happens. I almost got clipped by a car at wash-x a few days ago, we are both making a left hand turn on to wash-x and the guy on my left decided he like my lane more in the middle of the turn and almost run me over. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/19 "2010-03-26T09:46:02Z")
annnnnnnnnd that’s why I dont want a bike. If I don’t kill myself, someone else will. ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126/20 "2010-03-26T09:51:55Z")
> [@Just watched Hostel 2](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-watched-hostel-2/30409/4): > > annnnnnnnnd that’s why I dont want a bike _ **to ride on public roads** _. If I don’t kill myself, someone else will. Fixed it for ya…:lol A lot of trackday riders and racers actully only do all their riding exclusively on the track for that reason. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-bikers-dead-6-critically-injured/251126.md?page=2)