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Started by Grampa, April 20, 2009, 08:36:03 PM

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Grampa

April 20, 2009, 08:36:03 PM Last Edit: April 20, 2009, 08:50:37 PM by bobspapa
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x443327461/Rosedale-Highway-fatalities-identified

I was at the local cycle gear a couple of days ago, and one of the guys there asked me for my cell number, he was trying to set up a gathering of local duc riders to do a ride, because he had just met a guy who had a black 1098s.   well..... that guys gone.


be safe people.
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

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Goat_Herder

#1
April 20, 2009, 08:45:27 PM
R.I.P. Joseph...
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Pedro-bot

#2
April 20, 2009, 09:23:32 PM
80mph on a city street? Not so bright.

RIP
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red baron

#3
April 20, 2009, 09:28:52 PM
RIP Joseph Ryan Sipe
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations... James Madison

DrDesmo

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April 20, 2009, 09:41:02 PM


Yikes ...

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Kopfjäger

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April 20, 2009, 09:44:59 PM Last Edit: April 21, 2009, 10:25:30 AM by kopfjager
"shouldn't they be at McDonalds or something"?
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Desmostro

#6
April 20, 2009, 09:52:59 PM
Man that sucks. RIP Ryan.

I've gotten that U-turn thing right in front of me a few times - from a parking space too. Luckily I wasn't going so fast.
If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room

HisDucness

#7
April 20, 2009, 10:28:54 PM
RIP Joe
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-Ghandi

HisDucness

#8
April 20, 2009, 10:33:16 PM
On another note, Rosedale Hwy isn't terrible. And only idiots use it to commute. There is a ton of other ways to get around without
ever using that road. BTW He was killed on a totally different street. Same area though.

But there's no excuse for going that fast in that or any area.
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Raux

#9
April 21, 2009, 01:56:16 AM
from reading that brief account... both were at fault. him for speeding (RIP) and the driver for not clearing the oncoming traffic before making the U-turn.

duclvr

#10
April 21, 2009, 02:54:30 AM
RIP

mitt

#11
April 21, 2009, 05:54:59 AM
How did they know he was going 80  ???

Timely story though, how in another recent thread some members were saying how motorcycle driving behavior didn't put others at risk - prime example of probably dumb riding killing 2 people.

I can't even fault the old guy making the U turn - he probably wasn't expecting a bike traveling that fast, nor should he.

mitt

Raux

#12
April 21, 2009, 06:34:51 AM
you have to also fault the driver since he didn't properly clear the lane. despite the speed of the oncoming traffic. what if it was an unmarked police car traveling that fast?

somegirl

#13
April 21, 2009, 07:01:44 AM
RIP Joseph and Virgil, hope the other two make full recoveries.

Quote from: Desmostro on April 20, 2009, 09:52:59 PM
I've gotten that U-turn thing right in front of me a few times - from a parking space too. Luckily I wasn't going so fast.

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mitt

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April 21, 2009, 07:53:22 AM
Quote from: Raux on April 21, 2009, 06:34:51 AM
you have to also fault the driver since he didn't properly clear the lane. despite the speed of the oncoming traffic. what if it was an unmarked police car traveling that fast?

What if the bike was going 120?  How about 180?  At some point, the fault goes from 50/50 to 90/10, or even 100/0.

mitt
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