sbardy
August 9, 2011, 11:53am
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I just had lunch with my good friend/motorcycle buddy. The numerous deaths lately had him a bit shook up on this. (The crash in Amsterdam was real close to where we ride a lot) But I reminded him that the same thing happened to me a few years back. His response then was “what you going to do, live scared all your life, live in a bubble, that’s not living either, you’re just as dead”. Accidents happen every year and we all say, how it seems like so many. Do a search back a year or two in the past. It sucks to hear, but it happens. It’s part of the risk we take when we hop on a motorcycle and head out on public roads.
Anyways, it’s hearsay, but he said that his girlfriends…blah, blah, so and so. Said that the person who had died, his friend was the firefighter that was called to the scene to take witness testimonials. Supposedly, all of the witnesses said that motorcycle speed wasn’t a factor. The car pulled out in front of the motorcycle and the motorcyclist had no choice but to hit the car. I don’t know any names and can’t prove this, but that is what I had heard. So thank you Channel 6 and the rest of you biased news media types for turning this to make it look like another “crazy kid on a sportbike” death story.
I’d say experience may have helped him out in this situation, but if a car pulls a quick one 5’ in front of you to dash across the road and you’re doing 30-40mph right towards them…….you don’t have a chance no matter who you are or what your riding/driving. Speed/distance/reaction time suggests you wouldn’t have enough time to even do anything about it…
I’ve seen some dumb moves from people on bikes and yeah, from time to time, I ride like a stupid fuck too. No matter what, I wouldn’t wish them dead nor harm to the driver of the car. It’s unfortunate on both sides of the crash.
RIP to the rider and sorry to his friends and family.
It’s been established that the kid was doing 100mph plus in a 40… Doesn’t matter if she cut him off or not, if he wasn’t doing that high speed this wouldn’t have happened.
Colonie cops must be lying about the kids speed, id much rather listen to a volunteer firefighter…
Either way it’s sad it hit so close to home.
Rip