# US Marines dying v. motorcycles
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 31, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388 "2008-10-31T11:57:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/1 "2008-10-31T11:57:38Z")
> [@cnn.com](#):
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> Motorcycle accidents have killed more Marines in the past 12 months than enemy fire in Iraq
> **[Marine motorcycle deaths top their Iraq combat fatalities - CNN.com](https://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/30/marine.motorcycles/index.html)**
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> Motorcycle accidents have killed more Marines in the past 12 months than enemy fire in Iraq, a rate that's so alarming, it has prompted top brass to call a meeting to address the issue, officials say.
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### Author:  [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/2 "2008-10-31T12:02:17Z")
I do not find this hard to believe.
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### Author:  [@Ilovecheesecake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilovecheesecake)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/3 "2008-10-31T12:48:28Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#):
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> I do not find this hard to believe.
+1
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/4 "2008-10-31T12:48:32Z")
Same thing happened back in teh 60’s with people coming back from the war… they had $$ and muscle cars were available… and were high HP deathtraps that couldnt stop/turn to match their HP
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### Author:  [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/5 "2008-10-31T12:49:58Z")
yeah it’s a big issue they talk to us about with debriefing and out processing. After risking your life so much you want to get the same high on top of self destructive things for things you may have done or seen.
hell i was drunk for a year straight. Some of the board members i dragged into crazy party times can attest to it.
Throwing up blood from to many stomach ulcers was my wake up call… for some others it’s leaving most of your body on the road.
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### Author:  [@paulysplitx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/paulysplitx)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/6 "2008-10-31T12:54:39Z")
Its a great idea to make them take these classes. When I had taken my MSF there was a military guy there, cant remember what branch it was but they made them take the class or else they could not come on base with the bike.
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### Author:  [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/7 "2008-10-31T13:08:31Z")
> [@paulysplitx](#):
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> Its a great idea to make them take these classes. When I had taken my MSF there was a military guy there, cant remember what branch it was but they made them take the class or else they could not come on base with the bike.
yeah they’ve started pushing things like that
DWI fatality accidents are pretty high… not just with the soldiers but their spouses as well which in turn ruins the soldier
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### Author:  [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/8 "2008-10-31T14:15:12Z")
i was more surprised to see that only 20 marines have died in the past year over there…
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### Author:  [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/us-marines-dying-v-motorcycles/57388/9 "2008-10-31T14:18:18Z")
> [@AFhockey31](#):
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> i was more surprised to see that only 20 marines have died in the past year over there…
I do not find this hard to believe.