# Rider buys new bike.  Killed leaving the lot

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [May 13, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rider-buys-new-bike-killed-leaving-the-lot/258377 "2011-05-13T05:13:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rider-buys-new-bike-killed-leaving-the-lot/258377/38 "2011-05-17T15:11:36Z")

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> [@CANADIAN TICKET???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-ticket/42281/2):
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> terrible thing to hear but it is a known risk when buying a bike

Unfortunately not.

If every rider accepted this risk there would be a lot less riders on the road riding a lot more behaved while wearing gear.

You also wouldn’t see people selling their bikes once they witness a friend crash and or die.

The “it won’t happen to me” mentality is too common.

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