bike death-high speed-WARNING-GORY PHOTOS

[DavidMember]

Eagle I almost gave up teaching MX after the tragedy, but I realized I have lots to give and will help riders to enjoy riding as safe as possible, I have a cause now

[shaneMember]

Ktmrat wrote:

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I agree with admin the pictures dont belong on the public forum they are pretty strong :unsure:
TB

Why not?

It’s my long held opinion that things like this should be shown to young road users as a compulsory part of their driver education.:huh:

I also think that serious traffic offenders ought to be forced to attend incidents like these and assist as well as observe the effects upon the families and emergency workers.:angry:

It’s only my opinion and I never expect it to come to fruition…our society is becomng softer by the day…:blush:

Somebody please shoot me if I start mentioning the war!!!:laugh:

Shane try loosing a family member and see how you feel when you see a bike smash, My Benjamin will never be back, He was only 20, its been 12 months and I can tell you it dont get easier, Mate I agree with both points of view, but have some compassion for fresh wounds, they happen every day:(

For once Rat I’m not talkingout of my arse.

My little brother was knocked off his bike and killed in Brisbane.

Couple that with my attendance at numerous fatal collisions and I’ll stand and tell you that each and every one opened up old wounds.

I have much compassion for those that deserve it. I have absolutey no compassion for idiots though.

[Dwayne OMember]

Ktmrat wrote:

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Eagle I almost gave up teaching MX after the tragedy, but I realized I have lots to give and will help riders to enjoy riding as safe as possible, I have a cause now

That`s great mate, I applaud you for that;)
I had no idea you had been thru that drama man,,,,,,
Karma your way too

Cheers

[DavidMember]

shane_vor wrote:

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Ktmrat wrote:

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shane_vor wrote:

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Trailboss wrote:

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I agree with admin the pictures dont belong on the public forum they are pretty strong :unsure:
TB

Why not?

It’s my long held opinion that things like this should be shown to young road users as a compulsory part of their driver education.:huh:

I also think that serious traffic offenders ought to be forced to attend incidents like these and assist as well as observe the effects upon the families and emergency workers.:angry:

It’s only my opinion and I never expect it to come to fruition…our society is becomng softer by the day…:blush:

Somebody please shoot me if I start mentioning the war!!!:laugh:

Shane try loosing a family member and see how you feel when you see a bike smash, My Benjamin will never be back, He was only 20, its been 12 months and I can tell you it dont get easier, Mate I agree with both points of view, but have some compassion for fresh wounds, they happen every day:(

For once Rat I’m not talkingout of my arse.

My little brother was knocked off his bike and killed in Brisbane.

Couple that with my attendance at numerous fatal collisions and I’ll stand and tell you that each and every one opened up old wounds.

I have much compassion for those that deserve it. I have absolutey no compassion for idiots though.

Are you an ambo Shane

[shaneMember]

Nope not an ambo.

Worse!:laugh:

[GarryMember]

I realise it has probably already been said but with respects I couldn’t be bothered reading the whole thread as IMO these are not the type of posts that I feel we need to see as we all know and recognise that our sport/past-time is dangerous (a rider down thread on a known person can well be different).

First off, those pics have been around for years and were purported to be from Brazil or one of the other South American countries and are not from the Old Pacific Highway or any Australian Road

The bike involved was not what we in Australia would recognise or even call a sportsbike but more of a naked bike.

IMO, inappropriate speed is an issue and yes accidents do happen that sometimes cause horrific injuries and body dismemberment but it is our responsibility in how far we each twist the throttle or stamp the accelerator. But again, I do not think posts of this nature serve any real purpose as it will not teach people to slow down, only when it occurs to a loved on do people learn.

Big congrats to the mods for removing many of these photos as IMO they should not be readily available (posted by link with sufficient warning may be different).

Garry

[Mick DMember]

You are absolutely correct gco0307,as far as I am concerned,I agree with your statements. I also believe you are right about it not being in Australia, as the road side signage is clearly meant for people driving left hand drive cars from what I could see.

[GregMember]

Thats why I asked earlier regarding what part of the pacific hwy it was meant to be as I reckon I know it reasonably well what with my work and all and I couldnt recognise it or even what area

The important thing is the message

TB

[GarryMember]

You are right TB in that the important thing is the message, but it will take a lot for it to sink in to the average Joe, unless it occurs to them, and I say that from experience.

Some may remember a few years back at Wyoming on the Central Coast an accident that involved a street legal, but race-prepped Nissan GTR, the same model that had won Bathurst with Jim Richards and Mark Skaife. The accident was very high speed on Chamberlain Road and killed three people, including a pregnant girl. Well, one of those killed and the father of the unborn child was my cousin and the accident happened within 1km of my parents and my younger brother who was close to this cousin.

The day after the accident, my brother went to teh scene (again) as part of his grieving. Media and police were present given the gravity of the accident and sibsequent damage, as well as media scrutiny.

Whilst there, my brother personally saw the police book two young drivers and one thirty something for speeds in excess of the limit by greater than 15kmh. All this at a time where media were wandering, police were in marked cars, flowers were beside the road, skidmarks and other debris littered the area.

Because it was not their friend or their loved one, they did not care as it happened to someone else and sadly that continues today and will continue.

The complete converse to that is my son who got his red P plates last year. He drives responsibly at all times according to mates and what we have witnessed, does not speed, has never been stopped by police for anything and gets constantly harrassed and abused by other motorists. He does this not because of my cousin, but because a very close personal friend was killed in a hit and run by a drunk driver. That is what sunk in for him as he did not know my cousin, but he lost a friend.

Sorry, bit of a rant but have seen it happen.

Garry

[Anonymous]

Isn’t it sad Garry that he had to learn it that way!

Even though I have a while to go, I have already started to think about what I can do to make sure that when my girls learn to drive they drive responsibly. Girls are not immune to silly driving behaviour and are possibly even more influenced by peer pressure.

I hope that this is not the way that they learn their lesson, by having first-hand experience of a friends or relatives unfortunate event.

What else can we do to encourage riders/drivers to be responsible? Setting a good example is probably at least something we could do.

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