DeepEmissions
SportBike No0b
This happened a few months ago:
A friend I went to High School with in my hometown was making his daily commute to his job one early morning. Coming off of a small bridge (downhill), an animal darting across the road caused him to lose traction as he slammed on both brakes (according to witnesses). It is believed that after the initial accident, he only suffered a broken hand, and maybe just a slight concussion from the impact, as he attempted to catch himself as he fell. The bike continued to skid downhill and came to rest about 80 feet from the bottom of the bridge. Sadly, he stopped rather quickly, closer to the top of the hill, and the drunk driver at about 6am struck my friend while he was still down.
2 days later: because of 1 or 2 eye witnesses, the truck is I.D.'ed and the driver (a habitual offender) is arrested.
Sometimes things happen and we don't know why. We could all speculate. But the fact is, if DUI charges we're more strict maybe my friend wouldn't have died by someone else's hand.
My friend always wore a helmet and, for the most part, drove safely. These roads are KNOWN for wild animals being next to, or on the roadway. Just a quick overreaction to a darting animal rolled his dice the wrong way. Sometimes "12 seconds ahead" doesn't always help.
Y'all be safe out there. Come back home so we can talk to you, not about you.
A friend I went to High School with in my hometown was making his daily commute to his job one early morning. Coming off of a small bridge (downhill), an animal darting across the road caused him to lose traction as he slammed on both brakes (according to witnesses). It is believed that after the initial accident, he only suffered a broken hand, and maybe just a slight concussion from the impact, as he attempted to catch himself as he fell. The bike continued to skid downhill and came to rest about 80 feet from the bottom of the bridge. Sadly, he stopped rather quickly, closer to the top of the hill, and the drunk driver at about 6am struck my friend while he was still down.
2 days later: because of 1 or 2 eye witnesses, the truck is I.D.'ed and the driver (a habitual offender) is arrested.
Sometimes things happen and we don't know why. We could all speculate. But the fact is, if DUI charges we're more strict maybe my friend wouldn't have died by someone else's hand.
My friend always wore a helmet and, for the most part, drove safely. These roads are KNOWN for wild animals being next to, or on the roadway. Just a quick overreaction to a darting animal rolled his dice the wrong way. Sometimes "12 seconds ahead" doesn't always help.
Y'all be safe out there. Come back home so we can talk to you, not about you.